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Push for Australia to extract helium as Iran war impacts global supply

Helium is needed in health care and to make microchips and semiconductors, but the Middle East war has affected supply. Some think it is an opportunity for Australia's gas industry.

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Push for Australia to extract helium as Iran war impacts global supplyHelium is needed in health care and to make microchips and semiconductors, but the Middle East war has affected supply. Some think it is an opportunity for Australia's gas industry.
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