The UK and Australia have agreed on the main elements of a free trade deal, prime ministers of the two countries have announced on Tuesday. London said that the “fundamentally liberalising” deal will eliminate tariffs on all UK goods and boost jobs and businesses across the country. UK citizens under the age of 35 will also be able to travel and work in Australia more freely. The agreement also covers collaboration on defence and technology. Prime Ministers Boris Johnson and Scott Morrison discussed outstanding issues of the agreement over dinner at 10 Downing Street on Monday evening after Johnson hosted the Group of Seven leaders in Cornwall, England. The deal is the first deal that the UK government has negotiated from scratch after Brexit on top of its continuity deals. According to the UK’s Department for International Trade, the deal will help expand the trade relationship between the two commonwealth countries, …
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