Scott Morrison lashes China over reported ban on Australian coal imports
Prime minister says if the Chinese state media reports are correct the ban would be a breach of WTO rules
Scott Morrison has accused China of breaching international trade rules and its agreement with Australia through its reported ban on Australian coal imports.
On Tuesday, the prime minister and the trade minister, Simon Birmingham, responded to a report in the Global Times confirming that China was restricting imports of coal only from Australia and prioritising imports from Mongolia, Indonesia and Russia.