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Australia 'on the same page' as Canada as it seeks deeper EU alliance, minister says

Australia backs Canada’s push for wider European Union ties as both countries seek to cut exposure to U.S. tariffs.

  • On Sunday, Prime Minister Mark Carney clarified that Canada seeks a "unique alliance" with the European Union, refuting Wall Street Journal reports he was exploring "associate member" status.
  • Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell told the Sydney Morning Herald on Tuesday that Australia is "on the same page" as Canada, expressing interest in monitoring the country's deepening ties.
  • Talks cover allowing Canadians to live and work visa-free in the EU, with Carney discussing joint infrastructure and strategic sectors including energy and AI with French President Emmanuel Macron.
  • Facing United States tariffs on many exports, Australia is seeking to diversify trade relationships despite its longstanding security alliance and free trade agreement with Washington.
  • Australia and the European Union signed a free trade agreement in March after eight years of negotiations, removing tariffs on almost all goods and easing EU access to Australian critical minerals.
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The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) asks, could Australia join the EU, in the context of this question being raised in relation to Canada, after the President of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen proposed on Wednesday, in a speech about the state of the Union, becoming the first associated Member State of the European Union, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney attended the speech and is due to be part of the European Parliament (…

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Australia closely pursues the approach between Canada and the European Union and takes into account a similar path for its relations with the Community bloc.

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Australia looks forward to Canada's attempt to deepen its relationship with the European Union and says it shares the same direction, at a time when more and more countries are looking for alternatives...

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Australia says it could follow Canada in forging deeper ties with EU

Trade minister says Canberra is on the same page as Ottawa and ‘will take great interest in what Mark Carney does’

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Sydney Morning Herald broke the news in North Sydney, Australia on Monday, September 14, 2026.
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