What do Australian's actually think about the FTA?

A poll conducted by the AMWU in marginal seats over the last 
two weeks, found many in the community to be suspicious, cynical 
and worried about the impact of the US FTA:

* When we asked who was going to benefit out of the agreement, 9 
percent said Australia, 25 percent said both countries and 61 
percent said the US;

* 65 percent think we should have done better out of the 
negotiations;

* 48 percent oppose it while 41 percent agree with it;

* The public tend to think it will be bad for small business, bad 
for Australian workers and bad for our economic and political 
independence;

* 52 percent of the public believe the Prime Minister is putting 
America's interests ahead of Australia's.

* 27 percent of those polled believes we should pass the FTA, 12 
per cent believe we should reject, and 53 per cent believe the 
FTA should be renegotiated.

* 72 percent believe that if Labor politicians vote against the 
FTA in Parliament, then this would not be anti American.