The dirty secret powering Australia’s green future | 7NEWS Spotlight

In a special investigation, 7NEWS Spotlight takes viewers into the Chinese-controlled mines fuelling Australia’s renewable roll out. Reporter Liam Bartlett travels to some of Africa’s poorest yet mineral rich nations to expose the strategy behind China’s campaign to dominate the global supply of critical minerals. These critical minerals, such as copper, cobalt and nickel are fundamental to Australia’s push to transition our energy grid to renewable.

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