Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 11:35 am
Business.
I just wanted to get in early. Grant
Robertson almost completely forgot to mention business in
both his pre-Budget speeches. I didn’t want to risk the
same mistake.
Welcome thank you to Price Waterhouse
Cooper and the Wellington Chamber of Commerce for hosting us
today.
There is a short prayer, attributed to St
Francis of Assisi that reads “Lord grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change
the things I can, and the wisdom to know the
difference.”
If Grant Robertson had been around in
Assisi’s time, it would read differently. “Lord grant me
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John Barilaro, Deputy Premier of New South Wales (NSW) is exploring ways to overturn the Independent Planning Commission’s (IPC) decision to block a $958 million (US$743 million) coal mine expansion on environmental safety grounds.
The deputy premier met with several key figures in the coal and steel industry at major steelmaker BlueScope Steel’s headquarters in Wollongong to discuss the future of coal mine operations and the potential economic fallout of the IPC’s decision.
The expansion was proposed to the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment last October by West Australian mining company South32. It was initially approved with the department saying it would provide “major economic and social benefits” while protecting around 400 local jobs.
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China-Australia relations: allowing coal ships to dock on humanitarian grounds not seen as softening of import ban
China unofficially stopped importing Australian coal – both thermal coal used for electricity generation and coking coal – in October amid escalating tensions
Eight vessels have been given permission to dock at three northern ports in China on humanitarian grounds with some ships having been at sea since June
(Bloomberg) Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks Covid-19’s impact on trade. Sign up here, and subscribe to our Covid-19 podcast for the latest news and analysis on the pandemic.China plans to allow some stranded Australian coal shipments to unload despite ongoing curbs on imports, a move aimed at showing goodwill to countries with seafarers stuck on the vessels, a person familiar with the situation said.The measure doesn’t mean China is loosening its ban on Australian coal imports and it’s uncertain if the deliveries will be cleared by customs, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the information is private.Some ships may be allowed to change crews when they unload, an action that’ll help seafarers from nations including India who’ve been stranded at sea for months, said the person. China’s customs administration didn’t immediately respond to a fax seeking comment and Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin