One does not know whether to pronounce the Coalition parties cynical or na•ve when they talk about a free trade zone with the United States. Perhaps it is a bit of both.At the very least, one would have thought that someone among their many trade officials would have advised them why the negotiation of a free trade agreement with the US was at the unlikely end of probability. Equally, one expects more from our major dailies, including the Financial Review, which opine so confidently on the pos…
