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At least Tony Abbott is prepared to admit he screwed up: what he once boasted as a history making trade deal with China, and one of his great achievements as prime minister, was a mistake based on wishful thinking and a very benign view of China.
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mea culpas haven t been forthcoming from the Coalition s stenographers and cheerleaders, alas. Paul Kelly has never admitted he was wrong in lauding the deal as a moment of transformation of global significance, pointing the way to a glorious future in which an astute Xi would pull Australia far closer into China’s orbit in coming years . Greg Sheridan, who lauded the deal and insisted there is not the slightest evidence that any Australian tradie would be a loser under this agreement , was a leader of the Coalition/News Corp campaign against Labor for daring to question the deal to question any aspect of the agreement with China was xenophobic and protectionist.
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