Australia seals trade expansion and $2.25b defence deal with Singapore

By James Massola and David Wroe
Updated May 6 2016 - 8:13am, first published 12:00am
Outgoing Trade Minister Andrew Robb has clinched the deal. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Outgoing Trade Minister Andrew Robb has clinched the deal. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Australia will significantly deepen economic and defence ties with Singapore through an expansion of the countries' free trade agreement and a major boost to the number of Singaporean troops training in Queensland.