Barnaby Joyce says Trans Pacific Partnership agreement not dead yet
by Australian Associated Press from on (#G5GT)
The agriculture minister has not given up on Australia signing the TPP and says the trade minister, Andrew Robb, is still 'at the table'
The agriculture minister, Barnaby Joyce, has not given up on Australia signing the Trans-Pacific Partnership, potentially the world's biggest regional trade agreement.
Week-long negotiations over the TPP ended in Hawaii on Saturday without an agreement. Sticking points for Australia are sugar and dairy, but Joyce says the process is ongoing.
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