BlueScope Steel's announcement last week that it would cut a thousand jobs because of tough economic conditions including the high Australian dollar has prompted calls for the protection of the struggling sector.
But the director-general of the Commonwealth Business Council, Dr Mohan Kaul says rather than being tempted to protect industry, nations should be ensuring their economies are free and open.
Dr Kaul is visiting Australia ahead of October's CHOGM event in Perth and I asked him about the risks of protectionism in this interview for The World Today.
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