Despite trade in goods and services between Australia and China exceeding A$125 billion in 2012, negotiations between the two countries for an FTA that began in 2005 have been so unproductive that both sides appeared to have largely lost interest.
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RESPONSE: Hail the yellow vest
Your position in my view, smacks a bit of the old-fashioned lobbyist - yet another rent-seeker mouthing well-worn platitudes aimed more at an enthusiastically clapping audience.
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Less inventory = better recovery from natural disasters
Companies with less inventory and good 5S recovered from the immediate impact of the floods and natural disasters more quickly, as there was less junk to clean up. In fact, some un-lean companies were so overwhelmed that they weren't able to face the prospect of cleaning up, and just walked away.
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