How Australia and Brazil could set the terms on critical minerals - Lowy Institute

This article signals Australia's strategic shift to decouple from Chinese dominance in critical-minerals supply chains by forming a bilateral coordination mechanism with Brazil, a fellow major producer. Successful Australia–Brazil price-setting and supply-chain coordination strengthens Pillar 1 (Resource Sovereignty) and Pillar 5 (Decoupling), reducing Australian vulnerability to Chinese economic coercion and supply-chain weaponisation.