'The fact is 25% of the young Americans support socialism. The same economy as Venusalia and all other failed economies.'

yeah but nothing feels better than being a self righteous virtue signaller especially when you know inwardly you are so corrupt. That's the attraction to socialism. Look at the pussy head march and you get the drift.

Got to give Scum O' Morrison and his government the Wally Award for being the biggest dill brains on the planet. Whilst Scum O' thought it was a brilliant idea to show The Donald how tough the faithful sidekick little Australia could be with the Red Chinese when the bully boy Trump was trying to give China a black eye over trade. Whilst The Donald was shadow boxing with the Reds, Scum O' though he would show The Donald how loyal to the cause he could be, and bit the Chinese on the arse with the 5G network, he slapped a ban on the commie bastards!

That sure showed em', so Scum O' thought. As if China would be greatly perturbed by anything Australia done. Well blow me down the Chinese have band Australian coal ships from entering China. Shock horror, Morrison and co are in a spin, the Aussie dollar is in free fall, coal exports are shot, jobs are going, its a catastrophic situation. Oh my god what are we going to do as Morrison and co run around like chooks without their heads!

"BHP chief executive Andrew Mackenzie said while delays had been experienced in getting both metallurgical coal and thermal coal into China recently, he did not believe it was political.

Mr Mackenzie told an analyst and investor briefing earlier this week that all suppliers had been hit by delays at Chinese ports.

"There are a number of things happening in China relating to, how they plan, and moderate, if you like, imports versus their own domestic production," Mr Mackenzie said.

"I don't believe for one moment this is linked to some of the higher level issues of relationships between China and the rest of the world, and including with us."

or

http://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-02-22/china-s-australian-coal-ban-is-more-domestic-than-geopolitical

"Got to give Scum O' Morrison and his government the Wally Award for being the biggest dill brains on the planet. "

Not while Paul's around.

mhaze, you might fall for a few weasel words from some joker from the big end of town, trying to protect Morrison's arse, but it don't do much for me.

"However, all the gains made by AUD/USD on that release were erased and then some by reports suggesting that China would ban Australian coal imports at the key dock site of Dalian. This looked to be a clear sign of deteriorating trade relations between Australia and its major export customer." Daily FX, a most respected independent international financial observer.

mhaze are you one of the useful idiots who falls for the clap trap and stupidity of the Morrison government, looks like you are.

"you might fall for a few weasel words from some joker from the big end of town, trying to protect Morrison's arse, but it don't do much for me."

BHP's CEO is probably protecting the share price as well.
"Move on, nothing to see here!"

Paul,

You made assertions without the slightest evidence. Two events happened around the same time and you decided they are linked....without the slightest evidence that they are linked or the slightest effort to show how they are.

It was hot on Christmas Day therefore Christmas causes hot weather or hot weather causes Christmas. That's the level of your (for want of a more appropriate word) thinking.

I showed two completely separate pieces of evidence, neither of which was related to the government, that showed that two events you wanted to link were indeed utterly not linked.

And your response? Basically you assert that you want it to be true and therefore it is and that anyone who uses actual evidence to show otherwise must have fallen for the government's line.

And that you 'think' is intellectual discourse.

Its raining today and its Saturday..therefore rain causes Saturday. Anyone who thinks otherwise has simply fallen for the propaganda from the BOM.....or something.