The Challenge of Breaking China's Hold on Minerals

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Dominic Raison: It won't be clear for some time how plausible this strategy would be. He says it relies on huge amounts of government support and investment in different countries. Raison: This kind of new industrial strategy playing out across numbers of countries is untested, and it's far from guaranteed to succeed.

When he was last elected, many were surprised, even in his own camp. This time around, his backers are taking no such chances. We take a closer look at his policy plans. China currently supplies nearly all the world’s processed critical minerals. Could Australia change that (10:52)? And, a reality TV show with a greenfingered twist (19:03).

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