Why are Australia’s rare earths ‘crucial for the world’? Joe Hockey has an idea
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Joe Hockey highlighted the strategic importance of Australia's rare earth minerals amid global tensions linked to the Middle East conflict, emphasizing the connection to Russia. The comment was made at a mining forum in Kalgoorlie, Australia.
When asked at a mining forum in Kalgoorlie what was behind the conflict in the Middle East, Hockey said everything comes back to Russia.
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