Letter

In response to Ukraine isn’t invited to its own peace talks. History is full of such examples

Nothing for nothing

Even though it is not even at the negotiation table, Ukraine is now finding out that aid from the United States comes at a heavy price to its critical mineral resources. A debt it didn’t even know it was running up.

How long before we are asked to hand over a 50% stake in Australian critical minerals to the US in exchange for them “protecting us” with Pine Gap, Nurrungar, Northwest Cape and US forces rotation under the FPA?

— Geoff Taylor from Perth