SECRET PACIFIC TRADE TALKS RESUME IN HAWAII

A group of 10  organisations  against  the  Trans  Pacific Pact is planning to run a full page  advertisement  in  the Honolulu Star-Advertiser , according  to  GetUp, the  independent, not for profit campaigning  group. An email from GetUp draws attention to  the fact that Australia's Trade Minister , Andrew  Robb ,  promoted as  faster than a speeding bullet when it comes  to  signing  trade agreements  ,  is eager  to sign the pact, despite the fact that it will be detrimental to  all  the  signatories, including  the  US.   This sweeping, secretive international trade agreement could  jeopardise our food labelling laws and affordable medicines, and even restrict our government's abilities to  make laws — like our plain packaging legislation — that  protect   public  interests over  the profits of  multinational corporations. The organisations opposing the TPP represent  2.6million  people .