Labor is right to oppose China FTA workers

Monday 27 July 2015

The Australian’s Judith Sloan has penned a vitriolic piece today claiming that Labor leader, Bill Shorten, is a “coward” for siding with the unions in opposing the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA).

Sloan’s main argument revolves around the union’s claims that ChAFTA will allow the importation of cheap Chinese labour, thus undermining Australian workers:

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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.