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posted by martyb on Monday November 05 2018, @06:49AM   Printer-friendly
from the All-Your-Copyrights-are-Belong-to-US-dept dept.

The Australian Government ratified the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) on October 31st 2018. Protesters of the TPP have been described as being "misinformed" by authorities keen to sign the agreement. Previous analysis of the TPP showed detrimental clauses for Australia. The TPP was first signed in New Zealand in 2016 amongst significant protests. While there were some opiniions that Australia could be a winner in the agreement, the consensus amongst experts that the pharmaceuticals and investor-state arbitration sections make the TPP not worth signing — the total cost from these clauses will outweigh any other benefits. A full costing of the TPP for Australia is still not available.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 05 2018, @06:19PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 05 2018, @06:19PM (#758105)

    That's right. The TPP is about stealing rights from people by circumnavigating their constitutions. The Australian government just shows what scum they are again.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @01:21AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @01:21AM (#758303)

    The Australian government just shows what scum they are again.

    A mere reflection of the people that vote for them. Don't blame the politician that finds lying,stealing, and cheating to be a rewarding career. You people need to look in an entirely different direction to discover why that happens.