Australia news live: luxury car tax change could seal EU trade deal; far north Queensland braces for severe weather

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By Martin Farrer · The Guardian World

Jim Chalmers hints concession on threshold for imports could finally lead to an agreement. Follow the latest updates live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Good morning, Nick Visser here to take on Friday’s news. Let’s get to it. Emergency crews are ready and sandbag stations are in place in towns along Queensland’s far north coast, with heavy rain, flooding and damaging winds forecast on Friday as a tropical low tracks northeast of Cairns, AAP reported this morning. Continue reading...