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A national television advertising campaign highlighting flaws in the Abbott Government's recently signedfree trade agreement with China will begin airing from tonight, warning that the deal will leave Australian workers "without a hope."

The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union advertisements — which will begin tonight in the ACT, Tasmania and Queensland — come as the union accused Trade Minister Andrew Robb ofdeliberately misleading the Australian public in his attempts to promote the agreement.

Northern Australian businesses will be able to exploit free Indigenous labour as a result of the Abbott Government's strategy to boost Indigenous workforce participation in remote communities.

The Union representing timber workers at Carter Holt Harvey Pinepanels and LVL sites in south east SA is calling on Barker MP Tony Pasin to support a motion to be debated in the House of Representatives on Monday to strengthen the compliance for safety and standards of imported engineered wood products.