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EU-Australia trade talks quietly dump ISDS
Monday, 18 June 2018, 2:15 pm | AFTINET
“We welcome the fact that the EU mandate for the EU Australia FTA talks, which are being launched in Canberra today, has dumped the controversial rights for foreign investors to sue governments in international tribunals, known as ISDS, because European ... More >>
EU-Australia trade talks quietly dump investor rights
Wednesday, 23 May 2018, 7:33 pm | AFTINET
“We welcome the fact that the EU mandate for the EU Australia FTA talks has dumped the controversial rights for foreign investors to sue governments in international tribunals, known as ISDS, because European courts have found that ISDS cases have ... More >>
Reject Trump’s threat to affordable medicines through TPP
Monday, 14 May 2018, 1:07 pm | AFTINET
Government should reject Trump’s threat to affordable medicines through TPP and other trade deals More >>
Pacific Island trade deal diminished without PNG and Fiji
Wednesday, 9 May 2018, 4:15 pm | AFTINET
Pacific Island trade deal diminished without PNG and Fiji and could have harmful impacts, says report More >>
Trump backflip on the TPP exposes its problems
Friday, 13 April 2018, 4:34 pm | AFTINET
Trump backflip on the TPP exposes its problems and reinforces the need for full-length JSCOT and Senate Inquiries More >>
TPP-11 Senate inquiry welcomed by community organisations
Thursday, 29 March 2018, 11:54 am | AFTINET
Dr Patricia Ranald, Convener of the Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network, today welcomed the Senate decision yesterday for an inquiry by the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade to assess whether the rebadged Comprehensive ... More >>
CPTPP signed but not yet implemented
Friday, 9 March 2018, 11:34 am | AFTINET
Dr Patricia Ranald, Convener of the Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network called today for a Senate Inquiry to assess whether the rebadged Comprehensive Progressive TPP is in the public interest, before Parliament considers the implementing legislation. More >>
Public forum on CPTPP
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 12:14 pm | AFTINET
Public forum on CPTPP: speakers say women will lose from more corporate rights, less democratic regulation More >>
Rebranded TPP 11 deal: a mess of side deals with no detail
Wednesday, 24 January 2018, 12:38 pm | AFTINET
“The rebranded TPP 11 outcome announced today appears to be a mess of separate deals cobbled together to meet issues raised by Canada and others, which Trade Minister Steve Ciobo has described as “ 18 free trade agreements” for Australia. More >>
Argentina bans community groups from WTO Meeting
Friday, 1 December 2017, 1:34 pm | AFTINET
Argentina bans community groups from World Trade Organisation Meeting, despite their being approved by the WTO Groups Call on Argentine Government to Rescind its decision, and call on WTO Director General Roberto Azevêdo and the General Council not to ... More >>
Pacific trade deal PACER-Plus is PACER-minus
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 2:52 pm | AFTINET
“The PACER-plus trade deal with the Pacific Islands, tabled in the Senate today, has not been signed by Papua New Guinea and Fiji, the two largest Pacific island economies which together represent over 80% of GDP of the combined island economies,” ... More >>
TPP 11 need for further talks show flaws
Saturday, 11 November 2017, 7:55 pm | AFTINET
TPP 11 need for further talks show flaws in the deal, says AFTINET “TPP 11 leaders meeting in da Nang Vietnam have reportedly agreed on some elements of a possible deal without the US, but have not succeeded in their aim of finalising the text. ... More >>
AFTINET welcomes TPP 11 collapse
Saturday, 11 November 2017, 10:49 am | AFTINET
AFTINET welcomes TPP 11 collapse, calls for fair trade policies to benefit most Australians “The Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network of 60 community organisations welcomes the news that the TPP 11 attempt to revive the deal without the US has collapsed,” ... More >>
Peru FTA includes rights for investors to sue governments
Friday, 10 November 2017, 9:15 pm | AFTINET
Peru FTA includes rights for investors to sue governments (ISDS), but no text available for independent assessment “The announcement of the completion of the Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement at the APEC meeting in Vietnam without access to the text again ... More >>
AFTINET calls for clear rejection of unfair deals
Monday, 30 October 2017, 3:56 pm | AFTINET
The Australian Fair Trade network of community organisations welcomes the pledge by Shadow Trade Minister Jason Clare in his speech to ACCI today for the public release and independent economic analysis of trade agreements before they are signed, but ... More >>
Community groups call for fairer trade rules at WTO meeting
Monday, 9 October 2017, 2:08 pm | AFTINET
Today, Trade Ministers from only 35 countries will attend a “mini-Ministerial” in Morocco which is intended to solidify the agenda for the upcoming 11th Ministerial Conference of the 164-member WTO (MC11) to be held December 10-13, 2017in Buenos ... More >>
TPP claims debunked by senior UN economist
Wednesday, 20 September 2017, 1:24 pm | AFTINET
“A new economic study has completely undermined previous claims that the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement without access to the giant US market would still result in significant economic gains for the remaining 11 countries,” AFTINET Convener Dr ... More >>
TPP 11 Sydney meeting vindicates community concerns
Friday, 1 September 2017, 2:43 pm | AFTINET
“Australian trade Minister Steve Ciobo’s call for minimal changes to the Trans-Pacific Partnership text appears to have been rejected by the other TPP 11 negotiators who met in Sydney this week. Instead the 11 governments* have agreed to suspend controversial ... More >>
Fair trade group slams attempt to revive TPP without US
Friday, 18 August 2017, 12:19 pm | AFTINET
Trade negotiators from 11 of the original 12 TPP countries are meeting in a secret location in Sydney from August 20 for their fourth set of talks to see if the TPP can be revived without the US. They aim to complete talks by November this year. ... More >>
Trade Agreement Allows Queensland Procurement Policy
Monday, 14 August 2017, 12:29 pm | AFTINET
“Trade Minister Ciobo is wrong to suggest that the Queensland government procurement policy to give preference to small local suppliers contradicts Australia’s current trade agreements. All of these agreements have exceptions which allow some preference ... More >>
