The UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement is an active trade deal negotiated by the Department for Business and Trade and Department for International Trade, now in implementation and joint committee oversight phase. Key concerns include impacts on UK agriculture (particularly Welsh farming), tariff rate quotas, environmental protections, and competitive undercutting through regulatory deregulation. The agreement includes scrutiny mechanisms and environmental non-regression obligations with enforcement provisions.
In response to: UK-Australia FTA Joint Committee Statement
This document is the UK government's response to the final report from the Trade and Agriculture Commission.
In response to: UK-Australia free trade agreement negotiations: agreement in principle
Document setting out what the UK and Australian negotiating teams have agreed should be included in the free trade agreement once it is finalised.
In response to: UK's approach to negotiating a free trade agreement with Australia
The UK’s objectives in trade negotiations with Australia.