Sky News host Peta Credlin said there is a “sting in the tail” in the free trade agreement Europe wants with Australia.
“It’s a massive market – but this is a potential free-trade deal that comes with a lot of climate hooks,” she said.
“This was the problem when Tony Abbott first started talks, and he refused to give into these climate demands because he said that’s not what Australians voted for, and here we are again.”
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