Trade Minister Don Farrell has rejected the European Union’s trade deal proposal, declaring the political bloc must offer greater market access to Australian farmers.
Trade Minister Don Farrell has rejected the European Union’s trade deal proposal, declaring the political bloc must offer greater market access to Australian farmers, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared he would not sign anything that was not in the national interest.
“My message to [French President Emanuel] Macron will be that we want to conclude this agreement, but that we won’t be signing up to things that are not in Australia’s national interest,” he said. “In particular, we want access to European markets and we want to have the mutual benefit that comes from free trade between Australia and Europe.”
Australian farmers argue that “thinning” of vegetation in certain areas, such as mulga country in Queensland, to expand livestock grazing, should not be deemed deforestation.
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