A Socialist View of the Free Trade Agreement between Australia and the United States of America

The federal government claims that the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which the respective countries' representatives agreed to in late January, will bring substantial gains to "Australia", because of the opening up of for Australian agriculture and manufacturing. Green Left Weekly's Graham Matthews spoke with David Glanz, who is contesting the Victorian seat of Wills for the Socialist Alliance in the coming federal election.
Why is Australian business so keen on the free trade agreement?
The agreement is very limited, and offers very limited opening up of markets. …