Resourceful August 2024
More than almost any other substance on Earth, lithium is valued as a 21st century treasure.
But Australia's race to unlock its lithium is challenged by political and economic headwinds both global and domestic.
No country can achieve net zero emissions on its own, which is why Australia and India are doing it together.
Under the updated India Economic Strategy released in 2022, Australia and India have made a commitment to draw on complementary capabilities and resources to solve shared global challenges.
The question is, how do we make bilateral partnerships work to achieve real-world, commercial and sustainable solutions?
Better known as Epsom salts, epsomite's water absorbing properties could have the potential to help support human missions in space.
Instruments on NASA's rovers have detected epsomite on Mars, indicating water was once on the planet's surface.