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One Nation may be soaring in the polls but history suggests it will struggle to go mainstream
Australia News - The Guardian (Fri, 30 Jan 2026) - Pauline Hanson cuts through on social media with politically incorrect satire, but it’s a warped online world her party inhabits

system. With the support of Joyce’s patron , the mining magnate Gina Rinehart, and a growing list of business leaders, One Nation looks to
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Darling Downs Portfolio auction to wind up One Tree
Grain Central (Fri, 30 Jan 2026) - Grain Central January 30, 2026

Aggregation, widely said to have been bought by Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Agriculture. Alongside LAWD agribusiness consultant Danny Thomas
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Monsters of Rock: It’s not Nirvana yet, but lithium miners are screaming ‘Yeah’
NT News (Fri, 30 Jan 2026) - Lithium miners are running hot, with higher prices seeing multiple Aussie majors eye expansions if prices hold.
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Kevin Rudd declares China an ‘adversary’ that binds Australia and the United States
The Nightly (Fri, 30 Jan 2026) - Kevin Rudd has declared China an ‘adversary’ that binds Australia and the Trump Administration. Credit: The Nightly

critical minerals and rare earth to free countries around the world.” China has a near-total dominance of rare earths and critical minerals
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Rare Earths Mine Delays Impact Investment Decisions in 2025
Discovery Alert (Fri, 30 Jan 2026) - How Market Volatility Creates Investment Uncertainty for Critical Mineral Projects The global rare earth mining industry operates within a ...

billion dollar critical minerals agreement signed between the United States and Australia in 2025 explicitly prioritised specific rare earth
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Rare earths mine at centre of Trump-Albanese deal yet to materialise after years in the making
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Amid Coalition chaos, this Nationals leader has little to be proud of
Brisbane Times (Fri, 30 Jan 2026) - Opinion January 30, 2026 — 4:00am Is Nationals leader David Littleproud one of the worst the party has had in recent history? He faces a ...
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State land tax ‘forces’ Gina Rinehart to sell 3 cattle stations
News.com.au (Fri, 30 Jan 2026) - Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, is offloading three of her prized cattle stations after projections a special state land tax on ...
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WA mining body on a collision course with Canberra and Fortescue over fuel tax credits
The Weekly Times (Thu, 29 Jan 2026) - The mining industry has put the federal government on notice about its policies which it believes will drive investment offshore, and found ...
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Key government appointment puts former climate boss Brad Archer in charge of gas industry
The Australian (Thu, 29 Jan 2026) - Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman The public service is a wonderful place. Where else can you jump from a job recommending the phase out of an entire industry, to one regulating its supply into the market?