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‘Not going to rubber stamp this deal’: Coalition unhappy with EU free trade deal

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The federal government is defending the strength of its free trade deal with the European Union after the cattle lobby labelled it the worst deal ever. The opposition says it wants to trawl through the fine print and there's no assurance it will back the bill in parliament. Europe's farm lobby also raising concerns about whether the deal should be passed.
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