Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

President, thank you for that protection. I start by thanking Senator Polley once again for that insightful question. Despite many years of negotiations, the Liberal government failed to land a trade deal with the European Union. Why was that? Why did you fail to land an agreement? Why did New Zealand get ahead of us with a free trade agreement? Because of the former Morrison government's disrespectful approach to a close ally. I'm pleased to say that negotiations are back on track, and discussions have occurred with the wonderful prosecco producers. Both Australia and the EU— (Time expired)