Trade agreements

Opening statement delivered to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties inquiry into the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement By James Baxter, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Trade Negotiations, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 10 May 2021.

The fourth round of negotiations on the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement was held virtually from 22 February to 5 March.

The third round of negotiations on the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement (AU-UK FTA) was held virtually from 23 November to 4 December. 

After the negotiations concluded, the RCEP text was subject to a process of legal review and verification.

The digital economies of Australia and Singapore have been growing rapidly as both countries increasingly adopt digital technologies to expand various industry sectors.

The second round of negotiations on the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was held from 21 September to 2 October.