Australia is a stable, democratic and culturally diverse nation with a highly skilled workforce and one of the strongest performing economies in the world.
Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator the Hon Don Farrell asked the Joint Standing Committee for Trade and Investment Growth to consider the Australian Government’s approach to negotiating trade and investment agreements with international partners.
The Australian Government was notified that from the 5th of August, China will remove the 80.5 per cent anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Australian barley.
The Governments of Australia and the United States of America released the following statement on the occasion of the 33rd Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN).
Parties to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) have agreed to admit the United Kingdom (UK) as its first new member following two years of negotiations.
Australia is joining international efforts to ensure trade agreements protect the environment, combat climate change, promote gender equality, secure labour rights and support First Nations trade.
Senator the Hon Tim Ayres, Assistant Minister for Trade will travel to New Zealand to meet with like-minded partners and further advance Australia’s trade relationships.
Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs, met Wang Yi, Director of the Chinese Communist Party Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, in the margins of ASEAN-related meetings in Jakarta, Indonesia.
For Scott Fordyce, travelling to Fiji for his New Colombo Plan Scholarship has been a life-changing experience – and one that was unimaginable to him only a few years ago.
