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Australia can get the balance right on free trade and worker's rights

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imageAustralians are already helping to build the 'great mall of China'.An Tu China Out/AAP

When the politics of the Chinese Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) hit fever pitch last week I was in China, teaching MBA students and talking with companies, both Australian and Chinese, about the stock market, the exchange rate and ChAFTA.

The jitters in...

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What is it about a republic that stumps our leaders?

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imageJoe Hockey has made no secret of his republican leanings, yet his right to seek to revive debate on the issue has been questioned. Reuters/Jason Lee

As in international sport, so too in national flags: those nimble New Zealanders have moved ahead of their near neighbours once more. Just as the republic debate in Australia splutters, the New...

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