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

Thank you for that protection, President. The government is actively progressing a forward-leaning trade agenda by bringing priority agreements into force and progressing ongoing negotiations. The government is working hard to stabilise our trade relationship with China.

Trade diversification is a central plank of the government's trade policy strategy. We need to deepen and diversify our trading relationship, particularly in our own region. Earlier this month, the Prime Minister hosted a special summit to celebrate 50 years of partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. It's an important event which enabled discussions on ways of deepening engagement in the region— (Time expired)