The agreement with the US carmaking giant comes on the heels of similar deals with Tesla and South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution

Relations between the two countries have taken a serious downturn since Canberra called for an international probe into the origins of Covid-19 – with trade in beef, coal, barley and wine being especially hit

G7 nations must overhaul global trade rules to stop other countries using economic coercion, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday in a thinly veiled reference to China