I agree with everything you say, but there is a lot (a LOT) of debate as to whether there is actually a benefit to.au even discounting IP and copyright stuff (but mainstream media covers none of it).
Things are confusing because this isn't a Free Trade Agreement, but a Partial Trade Agreement. Which means different interpretations of the same issue, and also different economists give the same issue a different importance.
You mean like cheaper electronics, vehicles, white goods, clothing, etc...
Not necessarily true. There have been several articles by credible journalists and economists around the time when the details that were finalised (in the Financial Review etc) that showed examples of how (and actually probably) prices will increase not decrease. (try google, I can't be bothered - I've already read them)
I am yet to see anything which shows there will be benefit to Australia (apart from unsubstantiated comments by the government or its spin-doctors), and as I hear (but am not sure), the US isn't too happy with the agreement either.
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I agree with everything you say, but there is a lot (a LOT) of debate as to whether there is actually a benefit to .au even discounting IP and copyright stuff (but mainstream media covers none of it).
Things are confusing because this isn't a Free Trade Agreement, but a Partial Trade Agreement. Which means different interpretations of the same issue, and also different economists give the same issue a different importance.
I am yet to see anything which shows there will be benefit to Australia (apart from unsubstantiated comments by the government or its spin-doctors), and as I hear (but am not sure), the US isn't too happy with the agreement either.