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An all-out trade war with China would cost Australia 6% of GDP

Written by Rod Tyers, Winthrop Professor of Economics, University of Western Australia

Iron ore mining, Pilbara Western Australia. STRINGER Image/Shutterstock

China accounts for more than a third of export dollars earned by Australia.

The figures, for the 12 months to October, cover the period of coronavirus disruptions and disputes over trade.

They apply to physical exports rather than harder to measure services, and are dominated...

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An all-out trade war with China would cost Australia 6% of GDP

Intium scales for the future with an in-house engineering model

A probe into ‘forever chemicals’ in activewear lays bare fashion’s greenwashing problem

Australia’s inflation surge just made an RBA rate rise more likely

From fake medicines to watches, counterfeits are everywhere and getting harder to catch

‘Mum and dad investors’ are pulling back. What will that mean for NZ’s housing market?

Negative gearing tax breaks could finally be tightened in the May budget. What options are on the table?

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BizCover Brings Australia’s First AI-Based Insurance Quotes to ChatGPT

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