Since 2018, the Australian government has been attempting to negotiate what is one of the toughest and most time-consuming diplomatic agreements in the world: a free trade agreement with the European Union (EU).
In that time, there have been several major sticking points for the two sides, from the acceptable volume of Australian meat and dairy flowing into the EU to Australia respecting restrictions imposed on the names of various products that relate to specific regions, such as feta or prosecco
In an attempt to get the agreement across the line, EU negotiators have added an additional element to the deal: a migration pact.
