The Sydney Morning Herald | Trans-Pacific Partnership dead, before Trump even takes office The Sydney Morning Herald Eight years in the making, the giant Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal between Australia, the US and 10 other regional powers is as good as dead after the Obama administration walked away from its plan to put it before the "lame duck" Congress ahead ... Trade Minister Steve Ciobo unperturbed if Donald Trump kills Trans Pacific Partnership idea Donald Trump kills TPP, Barack Obama Asia pivot 'unstuck' Trans-Pacific Partnership deal not our only trade option, Steve Ciobo says |