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9 Dec, 2013

Secrecy surrounds Trans-Pacific Partnership talks – Sydney Morning Herald

The government has refused to give the Senate access to the secret text of the trade deal it is negotiating in Singapore, saying it will only be made public after it has been signed.

As the final round of ministerial talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership resumed on Sunday, Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz wrote to each of the 12 participating nations, warning that the deal and the secrecy surrounding it presented ”grave risks”.

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