China-Australia trade deal worth billions: Report
Updated
It wasn't that long ago that Japan was Australia's number one trading partner but with its economy now floundering business leaders in Australia are thanking God for China.
China's economy is bucking the global trend it's still growing and the other day the Reserve Bank Governor depicted it as a light in the shadows for Australia's recovery from recession. Business leaders are now upping the pressure on the Government to break down trade barriers with China they say new research shows a bi-lateral trade agreement with China would inject 146 billion Aussie dollars into Australia over the next two decades.
Presenter: Di Bain
Speakers: Lee Davis, Centre for International Economics; Frank Tudor, Chairman Australia-China Business Council; Dave Oliver, the Manufacturing Workers Union; Malcolm Cook, the Lowy Institute
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