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Australia news live: PM says One Nation’s migration policy would be ‘diabolical’ for economy; Taylor pledges ‘one of the biggest immigration cuts in history’

Our priority when it comes to Europe and our engagement with the EU is, of course, Australia-EU free trade agreement. So Asean, for example, and the centrality of Asean in our region is important.

Australia news live: PM says One Nation’s migration policy would be ‘diabolical’ for economy; Taylor pledges ‘one of the biggest immigration cuts in history’

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Our priority when it comes to Europe and our engagement with the EU is, of course, Australia-EU free trade agreement.

So Asean, for example, and the centrality of Asean in our region is important.

Follow live updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The prime minister has been asked if Australia has any plans to join the EU, after the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney,...

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So Asean, for example, and the centrality of Asean in our region is important. Our priority when it comes to Europe and our engagement with the EU is, of course, Australia-EU free trade agreement. Follow live updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The prime minister has been asked if Australia has any plans to join the EU, after the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, welcomed the offer of Canada becoming the EU's first associate member.

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Our relations, of course, are also in areas that Canada doesn't have. Forum, where I was just a couple of weeks ago, is very important as well. It was never going to be perfect, but in the legislation that we passed just in the last sitting fortnight, I can tell you … that already the eSafety Commissioner has used that strengthening of the laws to require some of the social media organisations to provide information to it, so they've already been compelled.

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