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Victoria pledges 12-month approval limit for critical minerals projects - Proactive Investors Australia
Why it matters
Victoria's 12-month approval ceiling for critical minerals projects directly accelerates Australia's resource sovereignty and domestic industrial capacity in a strategic decoupling context. Faster project permitting translates to earlier mine development, higher capture rates, and reduced dependence on Chinese downstream processing of raw materials.
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