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Monday, March 17, 2003

Free-er trade pay-off?

Major hurdles block the free flow of Australian goods and services into the US. Protective quotas and tariffs, as well as corporate and union power, are holding back Australian agricultural, shipping and steel exports. These barriers form a brick wall that Australian negotiators will find very difficult to dismantle when they sit down with their American counterparts to forge an agreement.
· Pay-off [JanaWendt]