Australian British Chamber of Commerce CEO David McCredie says both sides are "very confident" that the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement will be finalised by the end of the year.
"We're inching ever closer," Mr McCredie told Sky News Australia.
"Real excitement about the opportunity to not just to get the deal done but to really uplift the trade and particularly the investment and the mobility between the two countries.
"We're really close, not quite there yet, but watch this space and I don't think its very far away at all."
