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Tess Ikonomou

Lobster deal not enough as more China trade championed

Most of the $20 billion worth of sanctions Beijing slapped on Australian products have been lifted. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia will not rest on its laurels now it has an "iron-clad guarantee" to get Australian lobster back on Chinese restaurant plates, the trade minister says.

In a major win for Labor ahead of the 2025 federal election, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese Premier Li Qiang reached a deal this week to overturn the Chinese import ban on rock lobster exports, worth $700 million.

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