Group photo after signing of TPP in Auckland, Feb 2016 Source: AAP
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull remains hopeful Australia will ratify the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. The Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and the Greens are urging the government to abandon the deal, saying they will block a vote on it in parliament. Mr Turnbull is urging countries in the Pacific Rim to ratify the deal to keep pressure on incoming US President Donald Trump - who is also opposed to it.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull remains hopeful Australia will ratify the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. The Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and the Greens are urging the government to abandon the deal, saying they will block a vote on it in parliament. Mr Turnbull is urging countries in the Pacific Rim to ratify the deal to keep pressure on incoming US President Donald Trump - who is also opposed to it.
