Today, parliament voted through a trade deal that threatens to lock us into the politics of austerity and high risk globalisation, whatever the cost and whoever comes to power in the future.
Proponents of Canada's trade deal with the European Union are about to find out if eight years of negotiations and lobbying were worth it. Final preparations are underway to provisionally apply most of the agreement by July 1.
London: Trade Minister Steven Ciobo says Australia will forge ahead on a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with Europe, despite the embarrassing collapse of the EU's trade deal with Canada.