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Trade and investment
Significant gains have been made this week in negotiations for the world's biggest regional trade deal, and a conclusion definitely remains within reach, the Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Robb said today.
"We all went to Hawaii with the aim of concluding and while we didn't quite get there we are definitely on the cusp. Most importantly the resolve remains to get this done," he said
"While nothing is agreed until everything is agreed, I would say we have taken provisional decisions on more than 90 per cent of issues and during my involvement in TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement) negotiations this has been by far the most productive meeting at both ministerial and officials' level."
- Media release: TPP talks make significant progress
- More information: The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
- Media release: Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) - a platform for growth
- Transcript: ABC Radio RN Breakfast - interview with Fran Kelly
- Transcript: ABC Radio - AM Program, interview with Michael Brissenden
Last Updated: 1 August 2015