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Madeleine King

Why free trade can save us

Australia can't afford for the virus to kill globalisation because now more than ever our return to prosperity depends on an open global trading system.

Madeleine KingResources Minister

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There has never been a better time to be an anti-globalisation protectionist.

The COVID-19 pandemic has closed borders, destroyed global supply chains, curbed migration, further weakened the world's multilateral institutions and created fresh trade barriers as countries restrict the export and supply of food and crucial medical equipment.

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Madeline King is federal Minister for Resources and Northern Australia.

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