Forget about the trade spat – coal is passé in much of China, and that's a bigger problem for Australia
- Written by Hao Tan, Associate professor, University of Newcastle
Greg Baker/APAustralian coal exports to China plummeted last year. While this is due in part to recent trade tensions between Australia and China, our research suggests coal plant closures are a bigger threat to Australia’s export coal in the long term.
China unofficially banned Australian coal in mid-2020. Some 70 ships carrying Australian...





