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Andrew Brown and Farid Farid

Beef over EU deal boils over as security ties touted

Australia's red meat industry says the EU deal is the worst free-trade agreement in history. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's red-meat sector has been urged to get behind a contentious trade pact with the European Union as the bloc's head hails shared security goals.

The parties struck an agreement on Tuesday after years of negotiations to expand trade across a range of areas, while also agreeing to step up co-operation on defence.

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