The TPP betrays Australia’s national interest

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By Leith van Onselen

Vocal FTA advocate, Alan Oxley, has delivered another Panglossian view of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which he claims will “lay fresh foundations to boost growth among 12 nations that produce 40 per cent of global GDP”. From The AFR:

[The TPP] surely should be where Australia should focus its resources…

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.