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Last to know: the European Union knows more about our trade talks than we do

  • Written by Patricia Ranald, Honorary research fellow, University of Sydney
Last to know: the European Union knows more about our trade talks than we doMikhail Mishchenko/Shutterstock

In the negotiations for an Australia-European Union Free Trade Agreement at present underway, the European Union is pushing for longer monopolies on medicines for its pharmaceutical companies.

If it gets them, Australians will wait longer for cheaper versions of those medicines.

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