Act now to stop the "dirtiest deal you have never heard of' - GetUp!

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he Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement – or "TPP" for short – is a proposed free trade deal that would span countries bordering Asia-Pacific.

But this is no simple trade deal: experts say that if Australia signs on to the TPP, we could see increased medicine prices,1 a drop in food safety standards,2 and foreign corporations given the right to sue our government3... and that's only what we've seen from the leaked chapters of this secret document.

Right now, world leaders are piling on the political pressure, trying to reach an agreement on the TPP as soon as this month - before the public gets the chance to see the text, let alone a say in whether it gets signed.

Read more here: “Let's get loud: will you help slam the brakes on the TPP?”