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EU meeting with Australia takes place | SBS News in Easy English 29 October 2026

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October 29, 2026 • 03:15 AM
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Australia's Trade Minister is expected to meet with a key farmer's group today, ahead of the nation's free trade deal with the E-U being ratified in parliament.

The ratification still depends on the support of the Coalition and crossbenchers in the Senate.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese maintains the free trade agreement is good for everyone.

"This will make Australian exports of goods and services 98 percent tariff free to a market that is 450 million strong. This will boost our economy by $10 billion."

An investigation has been launched into an attack outside the Israeli embassy in Serbia.

The country's interior minister, Ivica Dacic says the suspect has been identified as a minor who had been monitored by Serbia's security agencies because of his support for the Islamic State group.

The attack has come days after elections in both Israel and Serbia.

The Minister says the government is taking strong action.

"Given that a terrorist attack has taken place on the territory of our country, I have decided to raise the security threat level regarding terrorism to the highest possible degree – the red level. This entails increased monitoring and a greater presence of police forces at locations of particular security significance, including infrastructure facilities and places where large numbers of citizens gather."

A cruise ship has become stranded in Cambodia after its parent company ran out of money to pay for fuel.

The Villa Vie Odyssey had been sailing the world for over two years as one of a handful of ships offering passengers the opportunity to rent or buy long-term or permanent residences on board.

A number of the ship's long-term residents have now been forced off the vessel in Cambodia.

Evicted ship resident, Russ Borman, says he is one of the many passengers who had sold their homes elsewhere to live aboard the ship.

"This was their home. They put all of their money, sold their home back in the US or Australia or wherever they're from, and now they have nowhere to go. So their challenge is what do they do after the next few days, which are going to involve getting all of their belongings off the ship, figuring out how to get to where they're going to go next."

King Charles has promised Commonwealth leaders will discuss the issue of slavery at their summit.

The King has been speaking in the Bahamas at the start of a nine-day visit.

There have been increasing demands from the Caribbean that Britain apologise and pay reparations for its role in the slave trade.

King Charles says it was time to acknowledge history.

"It is only right that we should acknowledge the great suffering and injustices of the past in these islands and beyond, even as we rejoice in the successes of the present "

Collingwood have pledged to review the wreckage of their AFLW program, a day after announcing that women's coach Sam Wright is due to leave.

The Magpies say they are bringing in a consultant to help with a review after the side won only one game so far this season to finish second-last.

Including the last two seasons, Collingwood's record is five wins and 29 losses.

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