discoman:
Franglais:
discoman:
Not sure if it is relevant, due to brexit, it was on sky news here in Australia, that there may free movement of people between uk and here, thus truck drivers will be able to come work here visa free and vice versa.
If you have a Class one, here in NSW, you auto get a Class 2 and then take a test for class 1 [HC] and no medical etc, then if you want to drive B Doubles you sit a [MC] test and have a medical, no digital tachometer, good old fashioned log book,
Might be of interest to some and after 4 years you can apply for citizenship.
First round of trade negotiations started in July I think.
I guess anything is possible at this stage? Free movement of labour? Absolute ban on movement of labour?
Given the scale if trade would the Aussies offer such a prize? The UK is Aus’s 7th largest trade partner, we aren’t that important to them.
Aus is trying to get a closer deal with the EU whilst we are preparing for a worse one!
uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUKKBN26Q0N5
UK to Aus currently trades £18billion and that could increase by £900m.
The UK trades £675 billion with the EU.
A trade deal with Aus would be nice, but it isn’t worth much to either side.
Easier movement of labour? The Aussies are more likely to offer that to a bigger more important trade partner, surely? The EU trade about £111billion with Aus.
Isn’t it more likely the EU would get at least as favourable a deal as the UK?
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As an aside I wouldn’t trust Sky News Aus too much. A different beast to Sky News UK.
I think, I have to trust Sky New Australia, when I am sitting on my couch and minister for immigration states, we are looking at free trade and free movement with the UK…
I think I would rather trust our news then biased uk news, living in Australia, and now a citizen.
DafT here in Australia are welcoming a trade agreement and our PM Scott Morrison is not moving heaven and earth to get a trade deal with the EU indeed Australia seem are not keen on the EU.
we are looking at the canzuk agreement which means the UK get an invite into the TPP agreement here in Oceania…
Might well be 7th largest, but that’s under EU rules not under the UK and our rules. More to trade than just cheap EU tat from EU countries. … plenty of fresh fruits, meats , sugar, allot, iron , minerals etc … that some you only find here like mines in northern QLD wiepa etc.
It’s, a fact that the UK and Australia have more in common then either do with the EU, I’m anti EU … and our trade minister and immigration minister has not ruled out free movement of British passport holders to come and live and work freely in Australia, personally I hope FM won’t happen …
dfat.gov.au/trade/agreement … ons/aukfta
Here are links to MediaBias/FactCheck on UK and Aus Sky News sites.
mediabiasfactcheck.com/sky-news/
mediabiasfactcheck.com/sky-news-australia/
Up to each of us to decide who we listen to, and how much weight we attach to their reporting.
Apart from language, what do the UK and Aus, share more than the UK and the EU?
About as many UK citizens live in the EU as in Aus. But Im finding it difficult to pin down any recent accurate figures. Things are changing quickly at the moment. With the UK the EU makes cars: "factories" effectively have one production line crossing the English Channel. We don
t have that with Aus.
Fresh food, be it meat, salad, veg, and fruit is fresher if it comes here in 24hrs from EU, rather than what? 40 days on a ship, plus road each side?
Never mind the insanity of moving stuff half way across the globe when it can be sourced next door.
Here are Reuters on UK and Aus talks with the EU
uk.reuters.com/article/uk-brita … KKBN26Q0N5
And is this link from Aus about FTA talks with the EU, much different from your link about FTA talks with the UK?
dfat.gov.au/trade/agreement … nvestment1.
(I`ve absolutely nothing against Australia, and am saying nothing against the country, nor the people. Nor am I against the EU.)