Global trade boss charts route to post-pandemic prosperity
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Global trade boss charts route to post-pandemic prosperity

As Australia and other nations look to shore up supplies locally in the wake of the pandemic,the head of the World Trade Organisation wants to challenge that thinking.

  • byRachel Clun

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Champagne naming fight bubbles over to prosecco

Champagne naming fight bubbles over to prosecco

Australian winemakers argue losing the right to call their bubbly prosecco would be the thin end of the wedge – and other varieties could be next.

  • byRachel Clun
Australia’s ‘defining challenge’:Chalmers warning as gas prices double

Australia’s ‘defining challenge’:Chalmers warning as gas prices double

The ACCC says gas prices will double next year,creating major challenges to the federal government’s promises for household power bills and manufacturing.

  • byMike Foley
UK,India trade deals weeks away while negotiations continue for ‘game changer’ EU deal

UK,India trade deals weeks away while negotiations continue for ‘game changer’ EU deal

As Australia continues to work on its relationship with China,Trade Minister Don Farrell said the Australian economy can’t be overly reliant on a single trading partner.

  • byRachel Clun
‘Instantly recognisable’ kangaroo invites tourists to hop back over to Australia

‘Instantly recognisable’ kangaroo invites tourists to hop back over to Australia

Ruby the Kangaroo has been launched in Japan as part of Tourism Australia’s new “Come and Say G’Day” campaign to entice international visitors back to Australia after the pandemic.

  • byRachel Clun
‘The new Paul Hogan’:CGI kangaroo the star of new Australian tourism campaign

‘The new Paul Hogan’:CGI kangaroo the star of new Australian tourism campaign

Tourism Minister Don Farrell says Ruby the kangaroo will help Australia’s tourism industry recover from the pandemic and attract new visitors Down Under.

  • byLachlan Abbott
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EU wants luxury car tax to go in ‘give and take’ on trade deal

EU wants luxury car tax to go in ‘give and take’ on trade deal

The 33 per cent tax on luxury cars has become a bargaining point in negotiations with the bloc

  • byRachel Clun
What’s next for Australia’s trade deal with the EU
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What’s next for Australia’s trade deal with the EU

One of the European Union’s top trade negotiators says there is room to negotiate on key concerns,such as naming rights for cheeses and wines.

  • byRachel Clun
Liz Truss and I will fight anyone for Australia trade deal,says UK trade secretary

Liz Truss and I will fight anyone for Australia trade deal,says UK trade secretary

Leadership ructions led to doubts over the free trade deal,but UK trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan insists she will see it signed off.

  • byLatika Bourke
Reform of federal election campaign finance laws is long overdue

Reform of federal election campaign finance laws is long overdue

When vested interests make campaign donations to buy political favours it corrodes people’s trust. Voters should know who is funding parties when they cast their ballots.

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Murdoch’s men take stock of strange acquisition

Murdoch’s men take stock of strange acquisition

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp’s new online asset looks like a heck of a deal – for the seller.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell