Australia Launches Inquiry on Trade Deal Approach

Australia launched a new inquiry last week to study its approach to negotiating trade agreements. The country’s Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth is accepting submissions on issues related to Australian trade issues through Sept. 22. Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell, who asked for the inquiry, said the country has “worked so hard in the last year to advance our trade diversification agenda,” pointing to trade deals with India, the U.K. “and hopefully soon, the European Union.”