Australia's mineral sands and rare earth ambitions

Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Hosted by our tech coverage veterans, Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka, every Tuesday we will deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector. In this episode, Akito speaks with Australia correspondent Shaun Turton about how Australia is exploring mineral sand deposits in Victoria as an additional source of rare earths in a bid to build a "China-free" supply chain. Check out Shaun’s ⁠featured story here⁠, and ⁠register for our weekly #techAsia newsletter here⁠. ⁠Find more of our tech coverage here⁠. And for the Asian business, politics, economy and tech stories others miss, ⁠please subscribe to Nikkei Asia here⁠. Thanks for listening!