China tax decision could kill growth market for Hunter Valley wine

Michael Parris
November 18 2020 - 5:00am
CONCERN: Tamburlaine boss Mark Davidson says years of building up an export business to China could amount to nothing if the government taxes Australian wine.
CONCERN: Tamburlaine boss Mark Davidson says years of building up an export business to China could amount to nothing if the government taxes Australian wine.

AUSTRALIAN wine makers are bracing for new Chinese taxes which could "decimate" the industry's dominant export market, but the impact in the Hunter Valley could be less severe.

Michael Parris

Michael Parris

Journalist

Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.

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