<h1>Free Trade Agreement with Australia seeks to address sanitary and technical trade barriers and investment, services, and student residency concerns.</h1> Negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement with Australia focus on addressing Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures and Technical Barriers to Trade as principal impediments to goods trade, alongside parallel negotiation strands on investment and services. The process includes consultations with trade and industry associations, Export Promotion Councils and concerned central ministries, plus regional meetings to obtain State Government inputs on provisions that may affect sub national interests; education related issues such as student safety, residency and employment are also included in negotiation priorities.