By Charlie Huang, RMIT University Australia’s largest export, iron ore, has long been a powerhouse of economic growth. Over the past two decades, its contribution to our national income has surged from just A$8 billion in 2005 to over A$124 billion today. But the Australian iron ore industry faces a major challenge as its biggest…
By Mohan Yellishetty, Monash University Australia’s nickel industry has been granted access to billions of dollars in federal funding as well as relief from royalty payments after a collapse in the global price of nickel that threatens thousands of jobs. On Thursday BHP wrote down the value of its West Australian nickel division Nickel West…
Treasury Wine Estates, the maker of Penfolds wine, is preparing to re-enter the Chinese market as soon as the market reopens as expected to Australian exports. The company, which reoriented itself towards luxury and premium wine brands to make up for the loss of profits from China, told investors that it expected China to release…
The a2 Milk Company and Synlait are heading to arbitration as dispute resolutions sour over cancelled exclusivity deal.
By Walid Hejazi, University of Toronto and Bernardo Blum, University of Toronto With the current geopolitical challenges between China and the United States, as well as the ongoing supply chain issues affecting manufacturers and consumers, there’s been much talk about moving global manufacturing out of China. But despite the talk, U.S.-China trade reached a record…
A pleasing story from the ABC, featuring expert comments from forum members David Chuter and Ty Hermans.