If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu. So, will a new world order result in a feast or a famine for Australian miners? Governments are throwing cash at the sector like never before, offering floor prices, concessional loans, and buying shares in critical minerals producers. But there’s also jeopardy for an exporting nation in a world that’s bidding farewell to a rules-based system for trade, and where the great powers are making imperial moves on territories that are rich in minerals and oil.