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Australia on Thursday urged its multi-billion dollar mining industry to support the government's plans for a referendum to give the country's Indigenous people a voice in parliament.

Australian mining expertise and minerals are in demand in a world hungry for energy as executives gather for their biggest conference since the pandemic.

Australia’s resources minister said it was a “pipe dream” that Western countries could soon end their reliance on China for rare earths and critical minerals — vital for the defense, aerospace and automotive industries — due to the Asian powerhouse’s existing grip on global markets.

Labor MPs were treated by the mining lobby to a three-day tour of WA last month, including sunset drinks with FIFO workers and a briefing on the Juukan Gorge destruction.

Analysts say the future rotation of the B-52s in the Top End is a deliberate "step up", designed to deter China’s ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region, but federal and territory ministers say it will not put the Northern Territory at greater risk.

Resources Minister faces protesters before addressing Hunter Coal Festival lunch

Hunter environment groups will protest at a Hunter mining leaders lunch in Singleton Friday, which will be attended by federal resources minister Madeleine King.

The Albanese government has unveiled plans to subsidise mining projects for critical minerals like lithium to accelerate green industry.

The federal government is facing questions over how it will dispose of highly-radioactive waste produced by Australia's future nuclear-powered submarine fleet, as concerns about a controversial nuclear dump in outback South Australia grow.

Government says nuclear waste cannot continue to build up and it will work with traditional custodians of proposed Kimba site

Senior ministers this week have dramatically raised the stakes in the Albanese government’s face-off with gas producers, amid escalating energy prices and dire warnings of worse to come. The question now is: how does the government follow through with effective action to match the rhetoric?