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

I thank my good friend Senator Ciccone for his first supplementary question. Despite the significant trade achievements over the past four years, there is more that can be done. This includes securing a comprehensive trade deal with the European Union. The EU is our largest trading partner without a trade agreement. It's a high-income market of 450 million people. Concluding a deal will complete the last major piece in Australia's network of free trade agreements. I look forward to meeting my European counterpart soon to close the gaps on the very few remaining issues, and I'm confident that a deal can be done and will be done, which would require a better offer by the EU on agricultural market access.