Simon Birmingham has urged Chinese authorities to “immediately rule out” reports in state-run outlet
The Global Times that Australian coal exports have been formally blocked.
Following months of “go slow” orders on Australia’s $14 billion export industry, China’s National Development and Reform Commission told 10 local power plants on Saturday to begin importing coal without clearance restrictions for countries “except for Australia”, a list which will reportedly include Mongolia, Indonesia, and Russia.
In other energy news:
Dan Andrews is expected to announce another bailout to Portland’s struggling, emissions-intensive Portland aluminium smelter within weeks
(The Australian Financial Review $), after he provided a four-year $200 million lifeline in 2017 and after