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Andrew Brown

Australia willing to walk away from EU deal: Minister

Australia is right to bat away EU demands over geographic indicators, Murray Watt says. Photo: AAP

Australia was willing to walk away from a possible free trade deal with the European Union despite there being a “lot at stake”, Agriculture Minister Murray Watt has admitted.

The EU has been pushing for geographic indicators, which would stop Australian producers from using names like parmesan, prosecco or feta to label products.

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