The resurrection of Barnaby Joyce as deputy prime minister and his opposition to Australia signing on to net zero carbon emissions by 2050 risks mining and farming exports being hit by European carbon tariffs, international climate change experts warn.
As well as expressing scepticism about climate change, the returned Nationals leader has been a repeated critic of China and its foreign investment in local agriculture.
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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com
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