Australia news live: Surge in EV demand and fuel diplomacy push sends trade surplus to nine-year low
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- Guardian Australia·4h agoAustralia news live: Surge in EV demand and fuel diplomacy push sends trade surplus to nine-year low
Jump in imports narrowed Australia’s goods trade surplus to $1.1bn in June quarter. Follow today’s news live Marles maintains gambling reforms about striking a ‘balance’ over ‘complex’ issue Richard Marles, the deputy prime minister, said the government still intends to get its…
Read at Guardian Australia → - The West Australian·8h agoFuel diplomacy sends Australia's trade surplus tanking
A surge in fuel and electric vehicle imports in response to the Middle East conflict drove Australia's goods trade surplus to a nine-year low.
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