Trade Minister Dan Tehan has been working “throughout the night” to get the Australia-UK free trade agreement (FTA) ready for Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s sign-off when he lands in London. Tehan said on Sunday that negotiating teams from the Australian and United Kingdom (UK) governments had made “enormous progress” over the past six weeks and would attempt to finalise the details over the next 24 to 48 hours. “We’ve said all along that we want this to be an agreement of substance,” he told Sky News Australia on Sunday. “So, we continue to work through this. I was up last night, throughout the night, as negotiations continued. They’ll continue overnight tonight for us, and hopefully, we’ll be in a position to ink a deal.” Tehan indicated that the Australian government was aiming for a “comprehensive and ambitious agreement” that would span sectors such as agriculture, services, and investment. The minister …
UK Trade Talks Up Next for Australian PM Following G-7
June 13, 2021
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