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The collateral damage of Australia’s trade war with China

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A worker at Tasmanian Gourmet Seafoods is hopeful for customers.(

Four Corners: Harriet Tatham

)

Over the past year, China’s trade sanctions have hit industry after industry.

More is at stake than exports alone. 

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At a plant near Hobart airport, workers sort southern rock lobster by size, colour and grade.

Worker in lobster processing plant in Hobart.
Worker in lobster processing plant in Hobart.(

Four Corners: Harriet Tatham

)

About 10,000 creatures are in the tubs here, 7000 kilograms of the delicacy.

The lobsters are kept alive in big tanks
The lobsters are kept alive in big tanks.(

Four Corners: Harriet Tatham

)

Until recently, China accounted for 96 per cent of export sales of southern rock lobster.

“There’s a very long history in China with our species of lobster,” says Michael Blake, who runs the…



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