Your morning Briefing: Fight for Asia trade deals or lose exports

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Hello readers. Farmers warn we could lose trade deals in Asia if we don’t fight for them, and Boris suspends parliament in the name of Brexit.

National Farmers' Federation CEO Tony Mahar speaks during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, August 6, 2018. The National Farmers' Federation and Agribusiness Australia today announced a new collaboration. More measures to help drought-stricken farmers are expected to be announced in the coming weeks after a $190 million federal government investment. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Fight for Asia trade deals or lose exports

Australia risks losing multi-­billion-dollar exports as more aggressive regimes strike better trade deals with Asia, farmers warn.

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boris and houes of parliament

Queen gives nod to Boris plan

The Queen has approved Boris Johnson’s request to suspend parliament in a move to frustrate attempts to stop a no-deal Brexit. Why suspending parliament matters.

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Arctic P’s not shipshape for Gretel

Gretel Packer may not be entirely happy with the running costs of her icebreaker Arctic P.

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Kyrgios backtracks on corruption claim

Nick Kyrgios admits he was wrong to label ATP officials ‘corrupt’ amid multiple misconduct probes. Keep up with the US Open action in our live blog.

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Kudelka’s view

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