What the Brexit uncertainty means for Australia

As the United Kingdom scrambled to make sense of Brexit's future, the chaos has cast a shadow of uncertainty reaching well beyond the country's borders.

Theresa May and Scott Morrison met during the G20 summit in December. Source: AAP

The Australian government has pledged to push ahead with plans to strike a multi-billion dollar trade deal with the UK, despite the ongoing uncertainty about the future of Brexit.

"The circumstances are unclear, Australians should feel reassured that a safe and steady pair of hands has been managing what is a very uncertain and unstable set of arrangements," Prime Minister Scott Morrison said at a press conference in Vanuatu.

"We have continued to pursue Australia's interests in all scenarios."

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