The Daily Aus Headlines: Australia and EU sign free-trade deal
Mar 24, 2026
A major trade pact between Australia and the EU that will cut tariffs and open export doors. New Queensland rules clamp down on under‑16s using e‑scooters and e‑bikes and add licence requirements. A Colombian military plane crash in the Amazon leaves many dead and injured. Archaeologists in Egypt unearth 3,000‑year‑old to‑do lists and receipts revealing everyday life.
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Australia EU Free Trade Deal Cuts Tariffs
- Australia and the EU struck a free-trade deal to cut tariffs and boost exports across goods like food, wine, cars and clothes.
- Australia will remove a 5% tariff on EU imports while the EU will drop tariffs on Australian goods including critical minerals, signed by Anthony Albanese and Ursula von der Leyen.
Trade Deal Includes Security Cooperation
- The deal changes prices and market access: cheaper European consumer goods in Australia and expanded Australian exports to the EU, including critical minerals.
- It also includes increased military cooperation on cybersecurity and counterterrorism alongside trade terms.
Follow New Queensland E‑Scooter Rules
- Queensland will ban under-16s from riding e-scooters and e-bikes and require riders over 16 to hold at least a learner's licence.
- New laws will penalise parents, retailers and operators who facilitate unlawful use and grant police powers to breath test and seize illegal devices.