Australia is not ruling out taking China to the World Trade Organisation should Beijing make good on a growing threat to impose crippling tariffs of more than 80 per cent on imports of Australian barley.
Souring relations between China and Australia are being tested further after Canberra was given 10 days to explain why Beijing should not impose the tariffs.
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Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@afr.com
Brad Thompson was a reporter at The Australian Financial Review
