Iron ore giants BHP and Fortescue Metals Group expressed confidence in continued exports to China amid the deteriorating relationship between Canberra and Beijing at the political level.
The miners' show of faith came as media mogul Kerry Stokes echoed mining magnate Andrew Forrest in urging Scott Morrison to shelve his push for a probe into the origins of COVID-19.
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