Australian exports to China in three key sectors are all slowing. Businesses will need to meet the challenge.
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Mining workers are among the highest paid workers in Australia. But this strike is about far more than pay.
The northwest of Australia is one of only a few places in the world that experience tropical cyclones in the desert.
If reports are true, the ‘ban’ is less of a final break than a negotiation tactic. It is China’s way of showing Australia the old rules no longer apply.
Water and oxygen can make metals oxidize and rust, but researchers have found many ways to prevent this damage.
The foundations of our economic boom are shifting. Australia needs to position itself at the centre of new green industries.
The world’s appetite for sand is surging – and it comes at a real cost to the environment. The alternative: a paradigm shift in metal mining to also extract sand.
Trump’s tariffs on China could further slow the economy of Australia’s largest trading partner.
Rare earth elements aren’t necessarily rare – they’re just difficult to find in economically viable deposits.
Both countries are committed to what will be the first dialogue since 2021 when China suspended talks over the “belt and road initiative”.
Amid continued fractious debate about visas for Palestinians, the Albanese government will be trying in parliament this week to “land” two crucial pieces of legislation.
How did Australia end up with so much iron ore? What we discovered in Western Australia redefines how we think about iron deposits – and provides clues on how we might find more.
Peter Dutton claims the government can’t credibly meet its 2050 net zero emissions target and pushes Nuclear as the solution.
China’s steel mills are shifting to greener production processes which don’t favour Australian iron ore. Australian miners must quickly adapt or get left behind.
As China winds down it demand for Australian resources, we will be forced to reply once again on economic reform, and the easy options have been taken.
Australia has a massive opportunity to reduce global emissions by as much as 9%, all while renewing its heavy industries and economy. But to seize the opportunity, government needs to move fast.
In this podcast, senior fellow from the Lowy Institute and expert on Asia Richard McGregor joins The Conversation to canvass the prime minister's coming trip to China.
Promising new green steelmaking techniques won’t work with our main iron ore exports. We must future proof this key industry.
Simple economic modelling shows the mining industry would benefit from a carbon tax.
Evergrande has a very high likelihood of failing without intervention by the Chinese government.
Top contributors
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Economics, Director of the Australian Institute for Business and Economics, The University of Queensland
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Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (UTS:ACRI), University of Technology Sydney
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Industry Professor, Business School, The University of Queensland
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retired, The University of Western Australia
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Lecturer, College of Business and Economics, Australian National University
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Adjunct Associate Professor in School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University
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PhD, Florida International University
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Professor of Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Economics, Dean of UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia
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Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter
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Professor, Co-Founder, Critical Minerals Consortium, and Australia-India Critical Minerals Research Hub, Monash University
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Professor, College of Business, University of Sharjah
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Research Director, The University of Western Australia