Australia to spend $372m on resource mapping to stoke energy transition

Government wants to boost critical minerals, but China's dominance a challenge

SHAUN TURTON, Nikkei staff writer

SYDNEY -- Australia will spend more than $370 million to map mineral deposits as part of efforts to boost sectors important to the green energy transition, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday, even as the government faces fresh questions about the effectiveness of its industrial policy.

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