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Australia will continue to be a strong supplier of steel-making (metallurgical) coal over the next couple of decades due to its high quality, according to a report recently released by the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA).
‘Australian Metallurgical Coal: Quality Sought Around the World’ – the second in the MCA’s ‘Best in Class: Australia’s Bulk Commodity Giants’ series – is an in-depth exploration of how and why Australia is the largest seaborne exporter of steel-making coal.
Metallurgical coal is a critical component for steel making and Australia’s quality attracts customers from around the world from Asian countries such as India, China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan all the way to the EU. Over 96% of Australia’s metallurgical coal production is exported.
China has accused the Australia of insane suppression and cut off all economic talks after Victoria s Belt and Road deal was torn up.
China s Ministry of Commerce in Beijing Mei Xinyu blamed the deteriorating relationship on the wildness of Australian politicians . I cannot predict what further wild things the Australian side will do, he said.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin accused Australia of having a Cold-War mentality and ideological bias towards China.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin accused Australia of having a Cold-War mentality and ideological bias towards China
The dialogue was created in 2014 as a way for Australian politicians to meet with Chinese officials and discuss investment and trade deals - though it had begun to deteriorate after the last meeting was held in 2017
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Construction on a long-awaited new boat ramp at Midge Point will begin in June and be complete in October, weather permitting.
Mackay MP Julieanne Gilbert said Queensland company Australian Marine and Civil was awarded the $1.55m contract to complete the works for the new boat ramp at Jimmy’s Rocks Road. “The contract includes construction of a new two-lane boat ramp and 120-metre-long access causeway at Jimmy’s Rocks Road,” Mrs Gilbert said.
“The design of the new facility accounts for the local marine habitat, large tidal range and wave conditions of the Midge Point area.”
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