Economics (AS & A Level) · May / June 2026 · Paper 22 · Question 1
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Should Australia support the production of nickel? Nickel is an extremely important raw material that is used in many products. Content removed due to copyright restrictions. 3 The question, however, is whether this is affordable and whether the Australian government should instead focus all of this spending in other areas and so allow Indonesia to make full use of its comparative advantage. Source: adapted from; Melanie Burton, Australia lists nickel as ‘critical mineral’ to unlock billions in support, reuters.com, 16 February 2024 Content removed due to copyright restrictions.
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