Australia’s trade minister, Steve Ciobo, has penned a Panglossian piece in The AFR today spruiking the great riches that have come from Australia’s free trade agreements (FTAs):
Free trade should be embraced, not feared.
Ciobo spruiks FTA benefits. Ignores costs
Leith van Onselen
Thursday 17 November 2016
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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.
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