{"id":31005,"date":"2016-06-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/we-ve-been-misled-over-the-value-of-fta-s\/"},"modified":"2016-06-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T00:00:00","slug":"we-ve-been-misled-over-the-value-of-fta-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/we-ve-been-misled-over-the-value-of-fta-s\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019ve been misled over the value of FTAs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Government claims about the economic value of free trade agreements are inaccurate, reports Leon Byner.<\/h3>\n<p>Independent research is raising doubts over the free trade benefits laid out in the federal government\u2019s $20m promotional campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately you were somewhat misled,\u201d Leon Byner said on FIVEAA. \u201cA report commissioned by the government from the Centre of International Economics tells quite a different story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut because these facts were inconvenient truths, they were basically ignored.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leon Byner spoke with economic editor of The Age Peter Martin to find out more.<\/p>\n<h3>LISTEN HERE:<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/268417947&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/david-and-will\/andrew-knox-challenges-premier-weatherill-live-on-air\">PREMIER CHALLENGED BY CHEMO BUNGLE VICTIM LIVE ON AIR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/rowey-bicks\/the-afl-s-best-ever-first-year-player\">FOOTY \u2013 THE BEST EVER FIRST YEAR PLAYER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Government claims about the economic value of free trade agreements are inaccurate, reports Leon Byner. 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