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Abbie O'Brien

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'Provide proof of life': The world leader who vanished from the global stage

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By Jack Revell Verified, Abbie O'Brien Verified
| SBS News Verified
in brief Aung San Suu Kyi has barely been seen or heard from in the five years since she was deposed in a military coup. Her son is now in Australia as part of a global campaign attempting to put pressure on Myanmar's leaders. The son of Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sending letters to his mother for years, despite only ever receiving a single response, which was three years ago. "There's no way of knowing if she's even alive," Kim Aris told SBS News.
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特朗普覬覦澳洲稀土供應 澳美簽逾百億合作協議

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By Madeleine Wedesweiler Verified, Abbie O'Brien Verified
| SBS Verified
澳洲擁有全球最豐富的礦砂與稀土資源之一，美國總統特朗普近日與澳洲總理艾巴尼斯在華盛頓會晤，簽署一項價值85億美元 (130億澳元) 的稀土及關鍵礦物合作協議，旨在減少對中國供應鏈的依賴。 READ MORE 什麼是稀土？為何如此重要？ 「稀土」其實並不罕見，它指的是週期表上17種化學元素，多屬於鑭系元素，廣泛應用於手機、電動車、醫療儀器、軍事裝備、機械人以及再生能源技術之中，是推動綠色能源轉型的關鍵材料。 昆士蘭大學（UQ）永續礦產研究院學者維沃達博士（Vlado Vivoda）向 SBS News 表示：「這些元素雖不稀有，但開採與分離程序極為複雜與昂貴，且具有高環境風險，這正是其地緣政治價值所在。」 由於稀土通常與其他元素緊密結合，要經過多達50個工序才能提煉完成。這些過程成本高昂、勞動密集，且容易對環境造成污染。 大多數國家因成本與環境風險問題，選擇讓中國主導這一產業。 維沃達博士指出，中國在1990年代逐漸成為理想的稀土生產基地，「當時中國擁有豐富儲量、較寬鬆的環保法規，生產成本低廉，因此迅速壟斷市場。」...
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What are rare earth minerals and why is Donald Trump interested in Australia's supply?

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By Madeleine Wedesweiler Verified, Abbie O'Brien Verified
| SBS News Verified
Australia has some of the richest deposits of mineral sands and rare earth minerals in the world, and the US wants access to them, hoping to counter China's dominance of the industry. As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese prepares to meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington, the pair are expected to ponder rare earth minerals, as part of broader discussions on trade and tariffs. Here's what the term rare earths refers to and why they're not actually that rare.
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