Toward Programme
To succeed in rare-earths mining, support the whole supply chain
ASPI The Strategist Institutional·2026-09-29australia_economicP1: Resource SovereigntyP3: Industrial BaseP5: Strategic Decoupling
Why it matters
Rare-earths supply-chain viability is foundational to Australia's Resource Sovereignty and Industrial Base pillars, underpinning defence electronics, critical-technology manufacturing, and strategic decoupling from China. Projects targeting 2027–2030 production aligned with US and allied processing capacity represent concrete progress toward secure, diversified supply chains for high-tech and military systems.
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