NZ confirms TPP sell-out

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By Leith van Onselen

Last month, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) released a “fact sheet” that promised no adverse changes to Australia’s intellectual property arrangements under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal – the US-led trade pact between 12 Pacific Rim nations:

Sixth myth: the TPP will require changes to Australia’s intellectual property arrangements, including our copyright and enforcement regimes

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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.