Bad Intelligence to Blame for Trump's Drawn-Out War, Joe Hockey Says

Hockey backs iron ore cartel to counter China’s strong-arm tactics

The former treasurer threw his weight behind methods to alleviate pressure from Beijing on Australia’s miners.

Hockey backs iron ore cartel to stop China’s squeeze

Joe Hockey is on board with secret plans for a Pilbara iron ore cartel to combat China’s intensifying market squeeze and believes Jim Chalmers should have more veto powers over critical minerals deals.

Why are Australia’s rare earths ‘crucial for the world’? Joe Hockey has an idea

When asked at a mining forum in Kalgoorlie what was behind the conflict in the Middle East, Hockey said everything comes back to Russia.

Bad intelligence to blame for Trump's drawn-out war, Joe Hockey says

With the struggle for control of the world's rare-earths market front of mind, Joe Hockey says ongoing disruption and conflict has fundamentally shifted Washington's approach to Australian mining.

Hockey warns on ‘evil’ powers

Joe Hockey has opened the Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum with dire warnings about Iran and Vladimir Putin, while talking up Australia's critical minerals importance.

US came for our rare earths, will be back for more

Australia increasingly looks like a stable place to mine, process and invest in valuable metals and rare earth minerals, as the war continues in the Middle East . One of the nation’s former ambassadors certainly believes so, given the US is extending its reach for “safe” suppliers beyond its own borders and China. Speaking at an annual gathering of up to 2600 mining leaders and stakeholders in Kalgoorlie, former US ambassador Joe Hockey pointed …