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Piyush Goyal will meet Indian and Australian CEOs this week to discuss investment opportunities, during his visit to Australia from September 23-25, the government said Sunday. Goyal will co-chair the 19th India-Australia Joint Ministerial Commission meeting with Don Farrell, Australia's Minister of Trade and Tourism, to be held in Adelaide on September 25. «Commerce minister's visit will add further impetus to the strong and growing trade and investment ties between India and Australia, which have received a boost following finalization of the bilateral Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA),» the commerce and industry ministry said in a statement.

Australian government will urge the United States to grant exemptions on steel tariffs and has raised the issue with President Donald Trump's administration, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in parliament on Monday.

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will meet Indian and Australian CEOs this week to discuss investment opportunities, an official statement said on Sunday. At the invitation of Don Farrell, the Minister of Trade and Tourism of Australia, Goyal will undertake a visit to Australia from September 23-25. The minister will co-chair the 19th India-Australia Joint Ministerial Commission meeting to be held in Adelaide on September 25, during which both sides will discuss ways to further elevate the bilateral economic engagement. «Commerce minister will interact with leading Australian and Indian CEOs and industry leaders and representatives from Australian pension funds to highlight the vast opportunities for investment in India,» the commerce ministry said.

Australia's top trade official is predicting China will lift a ban on Australian lobster imports after Chinese Premier Li Qiang visits the country

China has won a nearly three-year-long dispute with Australia at the World Trade Organization over tariffs on steel products that began during a low point of bilateral relations between the countries

Mitsubishi, one of Japan’s biggest investors in Australian resources, has called on the Labor government to ensure a stable investment environment, warning the clean energy transition needs to be approached with caution.

China has lifted pandemic-era restrictions on group tours for more countries, including key markets such as the United States, Japan, South Korea and Australia in a potential boon for their tourism industries. The decision was announced by China's culture and tourism ministry on Thursday, effective immediately. Prior to the pandemic, mainland Chinese tourists spent more than any other country's tourists when abroad, clocking up a combined $255 billion in 2019 with group tours estimated to account for roughly 60% of that.

Former productivity commission chairman Peter Harris has dismissed suggestions that Australia can only sustain two airlines as the “height of absurdity”, declaring that resetting slots at Sydney Airport will boost competition and lead to better consumer outcomes.

The Australian government has terminated a request from Qatar Airways to add more Australian routes, dashing hopes that consumers might get relief from high international airfares.