Prime Minister Tony Abbott will drop free trade agreement with China unless Australia gets same concessions as New Zealand

By John Garnaut
Updated October 3 2014 - 7:18am, first published 12:15am
Prime Minister Tony Abbott hopes to sign a deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Prime Minister Tony Abbott hopes to sign a deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Australia is prepared to walk away from a much-touted free trade agreement with China unless there are major last-minute concessions on farm products, according to well-placed government sources.

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