Explainer Series What role do Australia and Canada play in global resource politics? July 2025 Dr Heather Exner-Pirot is a Senior Fellow and Director of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Special Advisor to the Business Council of Canada, Managing Editor of the Arctic Yearbook, Research Advisor to the Indigenous Resource Network, and […]
On Thursday 10 July, the Perth USAsia Centre hosted a roundtable with Dr Heather Exner-Pirot, Senior Fellow and Director of Natural Resources, Energy, and Environment, at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute in Ottawa, Canada. Canada and Australia share a strong and strategic partnership in the resources sector, built on mutual interests and rich natural resource endowments. In […]
On 20 May, 2025, the Centre was pleased to host the Honourable Madeleine King MP, Minister for Resources and the Minister for Northern Australia. As a leading exporter of critical minerals, Australia plays a pivotal role in the global energy transition. Not only is this transition essential to tackling the climate crisis, it’s also central […]
Explainer Series How is the Clean Energy Compact an example of an economic security policy? March 2025 Dr Naoise McDonagh is MBA Director and Senior Lecturer in geopolitics and international trade in the School of Business and Law at Edith Cowan University. He publishes original research on international trade issues, with a focus on how […]
Explainer Series How does Australia engage in international critical mineral agreements? February 2025 Adjunct Professor Ian SatchwellSustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland. Ian Satchwell has worked with SMI since 2011, when he became Director of the International Mining for Development Centre — a UQ-UWA initiative funded by the Australian Government to support mining governance […]
Explainer Series Why are critical minerals ‘critical’? August 2024 Adjunct Professor Ian SatchwellSustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland. Ian Satchwell has worked with SMI since 2011, when he became Director of the International Mining for Development Centre — a UQ-UWA initiative funded by the Australian Government to support mining governance in developing economies. He […]
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Speakers Jo Feldman is a Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright who has been advising the International Seabed Authority on the regulatory regime for for deep sea mining in international waters. She also advises governments, mining, shipping, and energy companies on international trade and investment, ESG, and international arbitration. Previously, Jo was a diplomat and international […]