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

I thank Senator Walsh for her question. I know she has a deep interest in trade issues.

After a decade of coalition government, Australia is more dependent than ever on a single market for our exports. To overcome this predicament, the Albanese Labor government is actively progressing a trade policy agenda that creates more opportunities for Australian businesses to gain new market access into major markets. This includes implementing a gold standard trade agreement with the United Kingdom. The former Liberal government dropped the ball by failing to conclude parliamentary processes to implement the Australian—