The federal government claims that the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which the respective countries' representatives agreed to in late January, will bring substantial gains to "Australia", because of the opening up of for Australian agriculture and manufacturing. Green Left Weekly's Graham Matthews spoke with David Glanz, who is contesting the Victorian seat of Wills for the Socialist Alliance in the coming federal election. Why is Australian business so keen on the free trade …showed first 75 words of 2032 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2032 total…country in its own right, able to deploy substantial military forces in its own right. From the point of view of people in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, it is Australia who casts the largest shadow. The problem is not that Australia is becoming the 51st state. The problem is that the Australia of the ruling elite is a problem for the people of this region and a problem for the people of this country.