“Labor” to rubber stamp wage crushing Indian FTA

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One of the Morrison Government’s final treasonous acts before leaving office was the signing of the interim India-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which greatly increases access for Indian workers and students to stay in Australia long-term:

Australian and Indian architects, engineers and accountants will be recognised in each other’s countries under a new free trade deal between the two nations…

Up until now, architects, engineers and accountants have had to go through various exams and approval processes to practise in each other’s countries.

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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.