Australia ‘playing both sides’ of critical minerals trade with US and China | ABC NEWS
Australia is the world’s biggest producer of zirconium, a critical mineral used in everything from bathroom tiles to hypersonic missiles.
As the threat of conflict looms over the Indo-Pacific, a Four Corners investigation has found two Australian companies are supplying tonnes of zirconium to China.
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