who pays is a separate argument to the technical merit, i must admit whilst i are absolutely convinced in the technology iam far less optomistic in it being managed well from a governance/ownership/control perspective,Fecking lol,
Add a little bit of pressure and you run to nationalistic ideals,
This isn’t just Australia’s problem, it’s a world wide issue that needs to be solved, world wide.
I offered up hydrogen, as an alternative, the universes most abundant elements and hydrates which is mainly from iron ore. Completely different from using rare earth metals, thats even a stretch for Australia to use.
And you run with will * the rest of the world you must love Clive Palmer.
Dude.. might be time to check your biases.
you only have to look at the NBN rollout to see that the better tech doesn't always win out when it competes with political idealism.