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The port city has taken out the top honour in the Australian Top Tourism Town Awards presented at Parliament House in Canberra.

Cowan MP Anne Aly has been promoted to the cabinet, picking up two ministerial portfolios in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's cabinet reshuffle.

The federal government will not place trade sanctions on the US in retaliation to the US placing tariffs on Australian products.

Independents and lobby groups have rallied against donation caps introduced as part of a bipartisan deal pushed through parliament this morning.

China will lift tariffs on Australian hay imports in the latest sign relationships between Canberra and Beijing are on the mend.

Western Australian wine producers have expressed cautious optimism about the potential reopening of China's market after high level trade talks.

China has announced Australia would be re-added to the nation's approved list of outgoing group travel destinations, just five days after barley tariffs were lifted.

China's scrapping of an 80 per cent tariff on Australian barley could prove a catalyst for the lifting of other trade sanctions between the two nations, according to Federal Trade Minister Don Farrell.

The Australian government remains hopeful of striking a deal with the European Union on free trade, as the latest talks stall.

Trade Minister Don Farrell says there's been some movement on the main impediments to Australia's free trade deal with the European Union.

Australia's trade minister will meet with American and regional delegations during a trip to the United States in a bid to diversify export markets.

Australia is hopeful more trade sanctions will be lifted from key exports following a surprise announcement from Beijing, as trade relations begin to improve.

The federal government has temporarily suspended its appeal to the World Trade Organization over China's tariffs on Australian barley after China agreed to undertake a review.

A round of trade talks is being held between Australian and Chinese officials as Canberra works to ease diplomatic tensions with Beijing.

The trade minister says an improvement in the trade relationship with Beijing is welcome as the first coal shipment in years awaits Chinese customs clearance.

Australia and China's trade ministers are preparing for a virtual meeting as Canberra continues to pressure Beijing into dropping trade sanctions.

A cross-party federal parliamentary committee has given the green light to a new trade deal between Britain and Australia.

Reducing Australia's dependence on China will be an important step for securing the nation's resilience, as Anthony Albanese seeks a meeting with Xi Jinping.

Anthony Albanese has announced his 23-person cabinet with some major responsibilities for Western Australians in the outer ministry.