Announcement
28 Sep 2021
On 28 September, the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment announced an AUD 2 billion investment in a Critical Minerals Facility.
Source
Number of interventions
1
1 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
28 Sep 2021
Revocation date:
25 Oct 2023
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Australia: NAIF allocates additional AUD 220 million to Hastings' Yangibana Rare Earth Minerals Project
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Australia: Critical Minerals Facility gives AUD 1.25 billion loan to Eneabba Refinery Project
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