Asia Pacific > Australia set to stay in Paris deal amid trade concerns

Australia set to stay in Paris deal amid trade concerns

Published 10:37 on August 28, 2018  /  Last updated at 23:19 on August 28, 2018  / Stian Reklev /  Asia Pacific, Australia

Australia’s new prime minister will defy calls from his party’s right-wing faction to ditch the Paris Agreement, partly over concerns that leaving would jeopardise ongoing talks with the EU over a free trade agreement, local media reported Tuesday.
Australia’s new prime minister will defy calls from his party’s right-wing faction to ditch the Paris Agreement, partly over concerns that leaving would jeopardise ongoing talks with the EU over a free trade agreement, local media reported Tuesday.


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