The Albanese Government’s proposal to legislate that a trade minister may not accept any inclusion in a trade agreement that “could undermine the integrity of the PBS” is performative, meaningless theatre that would not prevent any response to the 'Most Favored Nation' pricing policy through the one agreement that matters. …
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