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Business leaders celebrate new trade deals

The Business Council of Australia is confident free trade agreements with India and Britain will create new opportunities for local workers and industries.

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Australian trade deals with India and Britain reach Senate

Australian bilateral free trade agreements with India and Britain have entered the Senate with the government pushing to have both deals secured this year

The Independent UK

Australia hopes meeting between Anthony Albanese and Xi Jinping could free up ‘current trading blockages’ with China

Trade minister Don Farrell says Australia is ‘open to discussing possible off-ramps that result in a mutually agreed solution’

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Australia won’t follow US with a China semiconductor trade wall

Australia has no plans to follow the US in implementing the “more draconian” trade policies stopping the export of certain sensitive technologies to China, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hunts a meeting with President Xi Jinping.Trade minister Don Farrell on Monday said America’s semiconductor export controls are a move to…

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to give China trade ultimatum at G20 meeting

Australia is planning a two-pronged approach to trade in an upcoming meeting with China leader Xi Jinping.

The New Daily

Parliament’s expense software reporting suspended amid budget blowout

The key transparency component of the $66 million federal parliamentarian expense system has been suspended after a budget blowout and missed milestones. The new government has referred the project to the Auditor General after discovering the functional problems and a near-doubling of expected costs under the Coalition. The Parliamentary Expenses…

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Value of Export Market grants declines again

The value of Export Market Development Grants continues to decline against the legislated cap as Austrade begins offering grant agreements under round two.Under changes introduced under the Coalition government, the previous non-competitive Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) reimbursement program was replaced with a traditional grants program. The requirement that firms…

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Singapore-Australia agree on new green innovation grants program

The Singapore-Australia Green Economy Agreement will introduce a new innovation grants program and a green skills roundtable early next year, as the federal government commits $19.6 million to implement the agreement.The agreement was released at the end of the 7th Singapore-Australia Annual Leaders’ Meeting on Tuesday, the first official in-person…

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Why Ruby the Roo hopped on to the world stage in Tokyo

Japan is the home of the mascot. With Ruby the Roo, is Australia trying to take a leaf out of their playbook?

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‘The new Paul Hogan’: Australia unveils new tourism ambassador Ruby the Roo

Tourism Australia hopes cartoon mascot, voiced by actor Rose Byrne, will entice international travellers

The Guardian - AU

Famous voice behind Tourism Australia’s latest campaign mascot

Hollywood actress Rose Byrne has been revealed as the voice behind Tourism Australia's latest brand ambassador Ruby the kangaroo. The computer-generated

The New Daily

Signs China will discuss lifting trade ban, but lobster fishers say diversification crucial

After three tough years of the trade war there might finally be some good news for Australian rock lobster fishers, but a lesson about diversification has been learnt whether or not China comes back to the table.

ABC News

Australia focusing on renewables in Japan

Australia's trade minister is travelling to Japan and South Korea to discuss strengthening renewable energy technology and the critical mineral sector.

AAP

Greens urge Labor to redirect fossil fuel subsidies to renewables in budget – as it happened

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EU trade deal could be inked by 2024

A delegation from the European Union has met with Australian officials to discuss finalising a free trade deal between both markets.

Bloomberg

Australia’s Trade Chief Says No Immediate Plans to Meet with China’s Minister

Australia’s trade chief said that the wait for the first meeting with his Chinese counterpart is likely to extend beyond this month because Beijing’s top negotiator will skip a gathering of trade minsters in Indonesia next week.

Bloomberg

Sky-High Airfares Hit Australia’s Labor Recovery, Minister Says

The high cost of global travel right now is fueling Australia’s worker shortage, the country’s trade minister said, with the jobs market the tightest it’s been in almost 50 years as the Covid crisis eases.

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Britain pledges nuclear submarines support

Britain stands ready to help Australia with a new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, UK international trade minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan says.

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Friend or foe: what world leaders think of Liz Truss

The probable next prime minister attracts mixed reactions abroad, from dislike in Moscow to irritation in France to positivity in Australia and Japan

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Austrade to lead review of Export Market grant scheme

Austrade has been tasked with conducting an operational review into its troubled export market development grants scheme, with a report including potential policy refinements to be handed to the new government by November. New Trade minister Don Farrell announced last week that an operation review of the Export Market Development…

The Guardian - AU

Australia-EU free trade agreement back on track with Albanese government, ambassador says

Australia’s climate policy, reset with France and tough stance on Ukraine invasion cited as reasons for ‘renewed sense of urgency’

Crikey

No backflip in China defrost: minister

Trade Minister Don Farrell remains hopeful of improving Australia’s relations with China despite recent hurdles.

The Conversation

What’s climate got to do with electoral reform? More than you might think

What do electoral laws, social media, climate change and secure work have in common?

The Guardian - AU

Climate 200: man behind teal MPs warns Labor not to hobble independents with electoral spending cap

Byron Fay says he supports government plan if it doesn’t benefit major parties while hindering political newcomers

Crikey

Political donations reform is overdue — Labor shouldn’t waste time with inquiries

Trade Minister Don Farrell’s commitment to political donations reform is much needed and welcome, but Labor can’t drag its feet.

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