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'It will link Australia's economy with the biggest economy in the world and an economy whose importance to Australia will grow rather than diminish,' Mr Howard said. 'This was a once in a generation opportunity.' Mr Howard vowed to travel the country selling the overall benefits of the deal. 'If I'd walked away from this because of sugar, that wouldn't have advantaged the sugar people at all and it would have, I believe, robbed many other Australian industries of advantages that they are entitled to have,' he said. There was strong support for the agreement among business groups. 'The agreement should be welcomed by everyone with an interest in Australia's long-term economic growth,' said the president of the Business Council of Australia, Hugh Morgan.
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