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Aussie lithium know-how helps Europe gain ground on China - AFR
Why it matters
Australian lithium expertise being leveraged by Europe for supply-chain diversification strengthens Australia's Resource Sovereignty pillar and advances strategic decoupling from China in critical minerals. This signals Australia's enduring technological and geological advantage in battery materials can underpin allied energy transitions and reduce collective dependence on Chinese downstream processing.
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