Trade minister says Coalition MPs walked out of meeting on EU trade deal – as it happened

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Trade Minister Don Farrell says Coalition MPs walked out of a meeting on the EU trade deal. Other developments include the Reserve Bank warning that a staff pay rise will not proceed if rejected ahead of a vote.
Nationals MPs brought pineapples to parliament to warn against risky imports.
Coalition bid to send the trust tax bill to an inquiry failed for now.

Trade minister says Coalition MPs walked out of meeting on EU trade deal – as it happened — Photo: Guardian AU

13d· Published 13 Oct 2026· 1 min readPolitics

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