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The Trans-Pacific Partnership - the dirtiest trade deal, you've never heard of

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Right now, big banking, software, pharmaceutical,
and tobacco corporations are lobbying governments
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from 12 countries to negotiate the dirtiest
deal you’ve never heard of.
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There’s a reason you haven’t heard of
the TPP, or Trans-Pacific Partnership. There
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are some major corporations and government
officials that don’t want you to know what’s
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in the deal.
For one, our food safety standards, environmental
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protections and local labour laws could all
be threatened under the TPP.
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We could all be forced to pay significantly
more for the medicines we need.
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And - you could be fined - or even sent to
jail - for downloading copyrighted content
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on the internet.
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How will they know if you do it? Because your
internet service providers could be required
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to watch your online activity.
But that’s not even the scariest part. The
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TPP could give corporations the power to sue
our government in secret foreign tribunals,
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over any law or regulation they claim affects
their “expected future profits.”
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Don’t believe it? It’s already happening.
Because of an investment agreement between
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Hong Kong and Australia, Phillip Morris tobacco
company is currently suing the Australian
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government for billions of dollars over its
plain packaging legislation.
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If Australia signs onto the TPP, examples
like this could be commonplace, as it may
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allow foreign corporations around the world
to sue the government over a change to any
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law -- including laws that provide cheap access
to medicines, or protect farmland from coal
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seam gas mining.
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This not only undermines our sovereignty,
it also exposes taxpayer dollars to expensive
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lawsuits.
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Thankfully, not everyone is willing to sign
on the dotted line just yet. In fact, most
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government officials still have no idea what
we’re even signing onto. For good reason.
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In the US, Democrats and Republicans are uniting
to oppose a fast-tracking of the TPP, demanding
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open debates and negotiations instead. Despite
a powerful corporate lobby that wants their
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deal signed before the public has a chance
to realise what's at stake.
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It's our job to make sure our elected officials
unite in the same way - by standing up to
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overseas corporate interests and looking out
for what's best for Australians.
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Here’s the deal. Without a strong public
outcry, politicians will only hear the concerns
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of multinational corporations.
And once the TPP is signed, it’s here forever.
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There’s no expiration date, and it’s almost
impossible for governments to withdraw.
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This dirty deal has been deliberately branded
as a “free trade” agreement. It is anything
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but free for people like you

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