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The $124 billion commodities export trade to China will play a big part in delivering a budget surplus ahead of schedule. Tourism continues to rise, while student numbers, already probably at maximum sustainability, hold at a high level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This \u2018pragmatic\u2019 course is one long sought by Australian political leaders and diplomats dating back to Gough Whitlam and Stephen Fitzgerald. 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