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Mining deals to face new national security test - The Australian
Why it matters
Australia is tightening national security vetting of mining investments, a direct measure to protect resource sovereignty and reduce strategic mineral dependencies on adversaries. This strengthens Pillar 1 (Resource Sovereignty) and Pillar 5 (Decoupling) by preventing China or Chinese-linked entities from securing long-term control of critical mineral supply chains essential to defence and energy infrastructure.
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