Letter to the Editor
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?