Australian trade policy has for too long been characterised by narrow economic ideology and a refusal to stand up for the national interest, argues former senior trade negotiator Colin Teese.More particularly, we have been too hasty in throwing away our most valuable bargaining chips in trade negotiations – for no gain whatsoever, and to the huge disadvantage of our agricultural and manufacturing exports.In a few weeks’ time, the Cairns Group of agricultural-exporting countries is set to meet in…
