A global mining expert has warned it is not a given that Australia and China will repair their strained trade relations as he signals the clock is ticking to find a solution.
Kate Purnell
Trade statistics show that exporters with limited market dominance are already impacted by the eroding competitiveness.
Michael Heath
The company behind some of Australia’s most popular wine brands will carve up the business and tap new markets as punishing trade tariffs imposed by China last year take a hefty toll on profits.
Ray Jordan
It’s been a rough ride for winemakers and table-grape growers as they race to pick the fruit as fires rage, and uncertainty remains over COVID-19.
Ray Jordan and Jenne Brammer
China trade tensions are continuing to take a toll on Australian winemakers as total exports and prices declined last year.
Scott Morrison has told his MPs to attend Chinese New Year celebrations in a bid to smooth over relations with Chinese-Australians.
Annabel Hennessy
The Premier admits his stance is not popular but predicted once the trade war resulted in job losses it would explode into a ‘big issue’ and the long-term prosperity of the nation would be at risk.
Peter Law
Construction sites will work through the five-day lockdown though workers who have visited potentially affected places will be required to clear health tests before being allowed on site.
Kim Macdonald
In her first interview since being appointed shadow minister for resources, Madeleine King says repairing Australia’s fractured relationship with China should be paramount.
Lanai Scarr
China’s President Xi Jinping has called for a more unified world order and open economy, warning countries against ‘exclusion’ and ‘threats’ that could lead to a new Cold War.
Sarah Ison
President Xi Jinping has used his Davos Agenda address to call on the world to abandon ‘ideological prejudice’ and shun an ‘outdated Cold War mentality’.
Zak Kirkup would lead a trade delegation to Japan and South Korea, if elected, with a plan to open up trade opportunities for WA with the Asian superpowers.
Australia enjoyed its fourth-highest goods trade surplus on record in December, with exports jumping 16 per cent in the month.
Colin Brinsden,
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is willing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but only if there are no preconditions to holding the talks.
Sarah Ison and Daniel McCulloch
Trade Minister Dan Tehan has revealed he has written to China’s new commerce minister in a bid to restart dialogue and stress Australia’s commitment to a constructive trade and economic relationship.
The figure is up more than 500 per cent on the net profit the Andrew Forrest-led company delivered in the previous first half.
Stuart McKinnon
The relatively small impact suggests there’s little economic need for the country to bow to Beijing’s pressure.
The State’s peak business body has used the start of the new Biden administration to push for the establishment of a trade and investment office in the US, arguing it will help boost WA’s economy.
Meilin Chew
China has shunned imports of Australian copper ores and concentrates amid rising tensions between the two nations, with imports in December falling to zero.
Tom Daly and Emily Chow
An economic forecaster has warned trade tensions between Australia and China may become a bigger problem for WA this year, even though its powerhouse iron ore industry has so far escaped unscathed.
Danielle Le Messurier
Under an executive order from President Donald Trump, US investors will have to unwind stakes in any company on the Defence Department list by next November.
Peter Martin and Nick Wadhams
China’s economic ascent is accelerating barely a year after its first coronavirus lockdowns, as its success in controlling COVID-19 allows it to boost its share of global trade and investment.
Tom Hancock and Enda Curran
China has looked to other countries for coal as it continues to snub Australian imports, but it is still indirectly buying it, a producer revealed.
Rebecca Le May
Australia’s peak seafood body says cheap rock lobsters and a plea to support local producers have helped fuel bumper Christmas sales.
Gerard Cockburn
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