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Former PM Tony Abbott has backed the Coalition’s decision to oppose to the EU free trade deal.
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Latika M Bourke 

‘Not worth it’: Abbott on Albo’s EU deal

EXCLUSIVE: Former prime minister Tony Abbott says the free trade deal struck by the Albanese Government with the European Union ‘just isn’t worth it’ because of ‘bulls..t’ climate regulations.

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