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Jump in imports narrowed Australia’s goods trade surplus to $1. 1bn in June quarter.
Published August 6, 2026 · Category: News
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Jump in imports narrowed Australia’s goods trade surplus to $1.1bn in June quarter. Follow today’s news live
Penny Wong says Australia has ‘more work to do’ forging relationships in the Pacific
Foreign minister Penny Wong is in Fiji today amid a meeting with her counterparts from across the Pacific.
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We’ve got work more work to do. We’ve announced that we do want to engage with and negotiate with both Tonga and Solomon Islands. Obviously, there’ll be a lot of work there that we want to do with them in partnership.
It was a test which was destabilising and in a region where leaders have said we want an ocean of peace. It’s really important that partners respect that, and we would continue to encourage that respect.
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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.
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Jump in imports narrowed Australia’s goods trade surplus to $1.1bn in June quarter. Follow today’s news livePenny Wong says Australia has ‘more work to do’ forging relationships in the PacificForeign minister Penny Wong is in Fiji today amid a meeting with her counterparts from across the Pacific.We’ve got work more work to do. We’ve announced that we do want to engage with and negotiate with both Tonga and Solomon Islands. Obviously, there’ll be a lot of work there that we want to do with them
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