NSW government procurement to favour Australian-made
16 Jun 2009
Source: Sydney Morning Herald, 15 June 2009
Unions say a NSW government decision to favour Australian businesses is a victory for workers, but the Federal Government says it won't support any ban on Chinese-made goods.
Under a policy designed to protect jobs, all NSW government departments and agencies will now have to give preference to Australian-made products when buying uniforms, cars and even trains, the Daily Telegraph reports, labelling it a ban on "made in China' products.
The protectionist measure would apply to all goods and services not included under existing free trade agreements.
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