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Australia may be engaging in 'free trade' but it's becoming more protectionist too

Written by Giovanni Di Lieto, Lecturer of international trade law, Monash Business School, Monash University

The federal government may be aggressively negotiating free trade agreements, but in other ways it is restricting trade. The government has been giving itself extensive new anti-dumping powers, targeting steel and aluminium markets in particular.

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