A multibillion-dollar deal between Australia and the United States is being trumpeted as a huge win for both nations, and experts argue the timing could not have been better.

The $13 billion pact is designed to provide security of supply for critical minerals as China withholds exports and the technology needed for processing.

Both countries will each invest at least $1.5 billion in the next six months to develop critical minerals projects in Australia, according to the joint agreement.

The deal was delivered during a White House meeting between Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump.

The agreement had a lot of substance, according to Hayley Channer from the United States Studies Centre.

"In the process of the US negotiating with China around trade and China cutting off more export technol

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