Australia’s federal government moves to restrict the rights of three China-linked shareholders in rare-earths miner Northern Minerals Ltd., according to multiple reports. The government blocks the shareholders from voting or exercising other rights in relation to the company after the investors refuse to comply with earlier orders to sell their stock. Bloomberg, the Financial Post, and The West Australian all describe the action as a response to non-compliance with the prior directive, and they link the individuals or entities to China. The reports characterize the measure as a government-imposed curtailment of shareholder influence while enforcement over the required stock divestment continues. The restriction does not undo the shareholders’ underlying ownership interest immediately, but it limits their ability to participate in company decisions through voting and other rights tied to their shareholding. The government’s move is presented as part of broader national-security or foreign-investment scrutiny involving strategic resources such as rare earths.