The report warns Beijing spends more on dominating the refining sector than its military.
A worker brooms the floor at a steel factory in Huai’an, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on July 22, 2025. AFP via Getty Images
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Small Australian towns could be eviscerated if the federal government does not take steps to curb an ongoing CCP strategy to flood global markets with cheap commodities.
That’s the message from the McKell Institute, with its latest report laying bare the consequences if Chinese mineral refining practices are allowed to continue unchecked.
Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
