Australia and Japan can help build the G7’s critical-minerals future - The Strategist | ASPI's analysis and commentary site

The article positions Australia as a strategic critical-minerals supplier to the G7 and Japan, reinforcing sovereign resource control and reducing dependency on China-dominated supply chains—core pillars of strategic decoupling. By formalising partnerships that lock in allied demand for Australian minerals, the initiative strengthens Pillar 1 (Resource Sovereignty) and Pillar 5 (Decoupling) while leveraging Pillar 7 (Alliance) to secure non-Chinese markets for high-value resources.