Upon returning home from a recent trip to Beijing, Trade Minister Don Farrell said that while his excursion was "warm and engaging", tariffs imposed on Australia "won't be resolved overnight".
A key European leader has highlighted China's trade war with Australia in a major speech calling for a rethink of the continent's relationship with the superpower.
The deal could end a dispute that has soured UK-EU relations, sparked the collapse of the Belfast-based regional government and shaken Northern Ireland's decades-old peace process.
The foreign minister says Australia is on the path to rebuilding a relationship with China in a crucial visit since major fractures to high-level ties.
Australian business leaders are cautiously hoping Foreign Minister Penny Wong's visit to China this week will lead to an easing of trade sanctions impacting billions of dollars in exports.
Australia's scrapped $90 billion submarine deal with France continues to impact relations between countries, amid talks of potential defence co-operation again.
French President Emmanuel Macron appears far from burying the hatchet with Australia's former prime minister, even as he poses for selfies with the current one.
Australia's business leaders are hoping today's meeting between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and China President Xi Jinping will help unlock billions of dollars in trade.
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The drama surrounding John Barilaro's New York trade posting has taken another turn, with Trade Minister and Deputy NSW Liberal Leader Stuart Ayres in the spotlight following the release of damning documents.
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet first international trade trip has been tainted by controversy back in Sydney involving the state's former deputy premier.
Mark Connell made a written submission to the parliamentary inquiry which is examining the appointment of Barilaro to the $500,000-a-year role, from which he has since withdrawn.
The United Nations reported "positive" results from the first face-to-face talks in months between Russia and Ukraine on a UN plan to ship millions of tons of grain blocked in Ukraine because of the war to world markets and enable Russia to also send out grain and fertiliser.