Australian farmers say the deal signed by New Zealand in Brussels overnight isn’t one worth replicating.
The trade minister will ditch his holiday for two days of talks as he tries to get the Europeans to budge on their offer for Australian agricultural products.
Labor’s Don Farrell shrugged off the teal movement’s concern that new election spending rules will stymie independents.
Transparency campaigners say an overhaul of campaign finance laws is overdue and would level the playing field before the next federal election,due to be held in or before 2025.
The federal government is open to cutting the controversial luxury car tax or potentially scrapping it entirely for low-emissions vehicles.
Trade Minister Don Farrell concedes it will be a “hard slog” to finalise the deal.
Special Minister of State Don Farrell said the government was “deeply concerned” by the reports about the former minister when asked in a Senate estimates hearing.
One week after Narendra Modi visited Sydney for bilateral talks with Anthony Albanese,the federal government is accelerating a long-awaited deal with his government.
After months of meetings,visits and tours,it is now time for China to start removing more than $20 billion in trade bans on Australian exports. Or Australia will have to escalate the dispute.
Trade Minister Don Farrell says the trip to China was the first step in addressing the trade bans on Australian exports.
Chinese officials and Australian businesses have been calling for a new chapter for the past year but few have put their money where their mouth is. Now,with Trade Minister Don Farrell in Beijing,some actual dollars are being spent.