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Albanese Plans To Stockpile Rare Earth Minerals In $1 Billion Plan - The Project
'Rare earth minerals', it's the topic on the tip of everyone's tongue!
Well, today, it really was,with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promising to stockpile them in a $1.2 billion plan, if he's elected.
But what are they? And why do we need to stockpile them?