The merits of having a so-called free trade agreement with the United States (AUSFTA) have been well-debated in strictly trade advantage terms. And as far as these advantages are concerned, the arguments in favour of AUSFTA are by no means compelling. Nevertheless, we can assume that the Government majority in the House of Representatives will pass the enabling legislation to bring it into effect.Further, there remains the strong possibility that the agreement could attract the support of the Se…
