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China’s green steel push could crush Australia’s dirty iron ore exports

  • Written by: Charlie Huang, Co-leader, Sustainable Global Business Operations and Development Research Group, School of Management, RMIT University
China’s green steel push could crush Australia’s dirty iron ore exportsZhao Jian Kang/Shutterstock

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 customers –...

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