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Beyond Extraction: How Australia Can Monetize Industrial Waste in the Green Economy

For more than a century, Australia’s economic engine has relied on a simple, linear formula: dig it up, process it, and ship it out. This extractive model turned the nation into a global mining superpower. However, as the world rapidly shifts toward net-zero targets and a green economy, the traditional definition of resource wealth is […]

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The New Mining: Extracting Energy from Waste Streams in Australia

By ARIEL MALIK For decades, mining in Australia has been synonymous with extraction from the ground. Iron ore, lithium, coal and rare earths have powered economies and shaped entire regions. But a quieter shift is now underway. According to ARIEL MALIK, the next frontier of mining is no longer buried beneath the earth, but sitting

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ARIEL MALIK: Why the Future of Energy Is a Materials Problem

By ARIEL MALIK For years, the energy debate has been framed around production. More solar panels, more wind farms, more storage capacity, more electrification. It is a necessary conversation, but according to ARIEL MALIK, it is also incomplete. “The real constraint in energy is no longer generation,” ARIEL MALIK says. “It is materials. Everything we

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