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Why Australia’s trade deal with Europe hinges on a forgotten promise - and a handshake

  • Written by: Nathan Howard Gray, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for International Trade, Adelaide University
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Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell is in Brussels this week, trying to close a trade deal that has been nearly a decade in the making. The EU–Australia Free Trade Agreement is tantalisingly close, although EU Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen has yet to confirm a visit to Australia to seal...

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