BHP Group's logo adorning the side of its global headquarters in Melbourne on February 21, 2023. Australia's critical minerals strategy does not need the sugar hit of more subsidies as good projects will find investment, but the country needs to hasten mine development timeframes and rework new workplace legislation, BHP's CEO said on Tuesday. BHP CEO Mike Henry's comments came a week after Australia, one of the world's biggest suppliers of raw minerals, outlined a strategy on how it will work with investors and international partners to build a critical minerals processing industry. Australia needs to do that." The government needs to address the overlap between state and national regulation as well as speed up permitting, he said.

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Persons: Mike Henry's, Henry Organizations: BHP Locations: Melbourne, Australia, Brisbane, U.S