03.06.2015 - 10:47 [ Techdirt ]

WikiLeaks Wants To Crowdsource $100K Reward For Leak Of TPP Text, As Doubts Grow About Agreement‘s Value

The TPP saga is entering a critical phase. After the excitement of the initial rejection of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA — „fast track“) in the Senate, followed by the vote in its favor shortly afterwards, attention is now focused on the House, where the outcome is still in doubt. Meanwhile, Australian politicians have finally been granted access to the negotiating text — but under humiliating conditions, as The Guardian reports: