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How Australia can deliver the secure gas, renewable fuels and battery minerals Asia and the Pacific need - The Conversation
GNews: The Conversation Major outlet·2026-06-17EnergyP1: Resource SovereigntyP5: Strategic DecouplingP2: Fiscal Engine
Why it matters
Australia's ability to supply critical battery minerals, secure gas, and renewable fuels to Asia-Pacific directly strengthens Resource Sovereignty (Pillar 1) and strategic decoupling from Chinese supply chains (Pillar 5), while generating fiscal revenue to fund defence investment. This positions Australia as an indispensable energy-security partner, reducing vulnerability to economic coercion and shoring up alliance relationships during periods of great-power competition.
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