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NSW Treasurer Matt Kean says John Barilaro's decision to withdraw from the role as the state's trade commissioner to the US is the "right call".

London (AFP) - Britain has extended steel tariffs for another two years to protect its ailing industry, the government said Wednesday, breaching World Trade Organization obligations.

Dominic Perrottet reveals that the former deputy premier John Barilaro told him informally that he wanted the plum US posting, an appointment which has since sparked a parliamentary inquiry.

In the days before John Barilaro announced his plans to leave politics, emails show bureaucrats discussing changing the rules for the recruitment of new trade commissioners, then deciding the plum US role would be handled "as an internal matter".

South Australia has scrapped plans for a new trade office in Paris and will instead rely on its London base to advance the state's interests throughout Europe.

Dominic Perrottet says he will make the investigation public once complete, after the former deputy premier's appointment to the $500,000 position came under scrutiny.

Britain will launch talks over a new free trade deal with six Gulf States in Riyadh on Wednesday. Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan will visit Riyadh to begin discussions with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which is made up of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.…

Australia has worked with Pacific island nations to seal a historic deal on fisheries subsidies at the World Trade Organisation.

Several big names could be ditched including Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan and possibly even Chancellor Rishi Sunak

Former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro has been appointed as senior trade and investment commissioner to the Americas in a move criticised by the opposition.

AN SNP MP has welcomed the suggestion from a Tory minister that the Scottish Government could potentially negotiate its own international trade…