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Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement hangs in the balance

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Scott Morrison with British PM Boris Johnson after signing the trade agreement Source: AAP / Dominic Lipinski/AP

With the conclusion of the final sitting period of Parliament, a Joint Standing Committee on Treaties inquiry into the trade deal will now lapse and start afresh following the election.


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By Tina Quinn

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With the conclusion of the final sitting period of Parliament, a Joint Standing Committee on Treaties inquiry into the trade deal will now lapse and start afresh following the election.



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