Toward Decline
Lynas cost blowout hits $114m amid political heat - The Australian
Why it matters
Lynas is Australia's flagship sovereign rare-earth processing capability, central to reducing dependence on Chinese supply chains for defence and advanced manufacturing. Cost overruns delay operational capacity and signal slippage in the Resource Sovereignty and Industrial Base pillars, increasing vulnerability to supply disruption in a crisis.
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