Topics: State border closures; tourism industry; trade diversification; Australia-China trade relationship 21/12/20 2:46PM Julie Snook: Joining me now from Adelaide is the Trade, Tourism and Finance Minister, Simon Birmingham. Minister, thank you so much for your time this afternoon. First of all, states have slammed their borders shut on people hoping to visit from…
21 December 2020 The Morrison Government will explore possible new free trade agreements with European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries and Israel, as part of our ongoing commitment to provide more export opportunities for Australian farmers and businesses, as well as create more jobs. After receiving $6.6 million in the recent budget, the Department…
21 December 2020 Today will be my last as Australia’s Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment. It comes at a time of great global disruption for many of the businesses I have had the honour and pleasure of working with. COVID-19 has seen global trade plummet. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) predicts that volumes…