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TPP talks delayed again
Monday, 5 October 2015, 9:00 am | AFTINET
“The extension of secret TPP talks into Sunday October 4 shows the US desperation to force a deal, despite fundamental differences remaining over medicines and access to US sugar and dairy markets,” Dr Patricia Ranald, Coordinator of the Australian ... More >>
TPP: Robb should reject new sneaky tricks to extend medicine
Tuesday, 29 September 2015, 2:37 pm | AFTINET
“As TPP trade ministers meet in Atlanta Georgia tomorrow, a proposal based on Japanese practice could provide a secret administrative means for extending monopolies on expensive biologic medicines used to treat cancer and other life-threatening diseases,” ... More >>
Minister should resist tradeoffs
Monday, 3 August 2015, 11:56 am | AFTINET
Trade Minister Robb should resist tradeoffs on medicines and investor rights to sue governments at August TPP meeting More >>
Failed Trans-Pacific (TPP) talks show folly of trading
Saturday, 1 August 2015, 5:01 pm | AFTINET
“The failure of TPP Ministers to reach agreement in what was supposed to be the final round of negotiations vindicates the deep concerns of community groups that the TPP is secretly trading away issues like access to affordable medicines and governments’ ... More >>
Australia should reject demand to rewrite Australian laws
Friday, 31 July 2015, 11:49 am | AFTINET
Australia should reject US Congress Members’ demand to rewrite Australian laws even after TPP is signed and legislated More >>
Fact sheet on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)
Tuesday, 30 June 2015, 10:58 am | AFTINET
MYTH: ISDS supporters claim that it is an independent and impartial international arbitration system which foreign investors can use against nationalisation or discriminatory actions against them by governments. More >>
Reply to the Department of Foreign Affairs - AFTINET
Tuesday, 30 June 2015, 10:56 am | AFTINET
Reply to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Myths and Realities document, June 2015 More >>
Senate Report slams secretive trade agreement
Friday, 26 June 2015, 10:04 am | AFTINET
Senate Report slams secretive trade agreement process but qualifies call to release texts before deals are signed “The analysis of the Report of the Senate Inquiry into the Australian trade agreement process released today reflects the views of ... More >>
US Senate paves the way for TPP Fast Track
Wednesday, 24 June 2015, 12:26 pm | AFTINET
US Senate paves the way for TPP Fast Track as UN Human Rights experts demand release of TPP text and human rights impact study More >>
Uncertain outcome means TPP negotiations still on hold
Friday, 19 June 2015, 1:21 pm | AFTINET
TPP Fast Track Bill back to US Senate: uncertain outcome means TPP negotiations still on hold More >>
China FTA text released today
Wednesday, 17 June 2015, 12:37 pm | AFTINET
The Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network (AFTINET ) will begin analysing the likely 1000-page text of the China free trade agreement when it is released after the signing ceremony to take place today. More >>
Community opposition defeats TPP Fast Track Bill
Saturday, 13 June 2015, 3:53 pm | AFTINET
Community opposition defeats TPP Fast Track Bill in US House of Representatives: negotiations on hold again More >>
TPP Ministerial Meeting cancelled
Monday, 25 May 2015, 9:02 am | AFTINET
“Both Japan and Chile have said they will not finalise the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal until Fast Track legislation has passed both houses of the U.S. Congress,” Dr Patricia Ranald, Coordinator of the Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network ... More >>
TPP Ministerial Meeting cancelled
Sunday, 24 May 2015, 1:58 pm | AFTINET
“Both Japan and Chile have said they will not finalise the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal until Fast Track legislation has passed both houses of the U.S. Congress,” Dr Patricia Ranald Coordinator of the Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network ... More >>
Community Forum Sydney 12.30 Today Ahead of Global Protests
Thursday, 16 April 2015, 11:13 am | AFTINET
Community Forum Sydney 12.30 Today Ahead of Global Protests About the Trans-Pacific Trade Deal (TPP) Speakers from Doctors without Borders (MSF), CHOICE and other community organisations will urge the government to reject harmful proposals in the TPP at ... More >>
Public forum on the Trans--Pacific Partnership (TPP):
Tuesday, 14 April 2015, 1:04 pm | AFTINET
Secret TPP trade negotiations between Australia, the US, Japan and nine other Pacific Rim countries are continuing into late May. Recent leaked documents confirm proposals which could result in higher medicine prices, more internet copyright restrictions ... More >>
TPP leak confirms foreign investors could sue governments
Thursday, 26 March 2015, 12:19 pm | AFTINET
Trans-Pacific trade (TPP) leak confirms foreign investors could sue over PBS, Medicare, food regulation More >>
Public health, union, and church groups slam TPP trade deal
Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 10:59 am | AFTINET
As secret Trans-Pacific (TPP) trade talks resume in New York, an unusually diverse mix of 47 Australian community groups including public health, environment, union, church, development aid and other groups have written an open letter to Trade Minister ... More >>
TISA text: US threat to privacy, civil rights, data security
Thursday, 18 December 2014, 1:40 pm | AFTINET
‘ Leaked US proposals in the Trade in the secret Services (TISA) negotiations include rules that would threaten privacy and civil rights protections for digital personal data’ Dr Patricia Ranald, Coordinator of the Australian Fair Trade and Investment ... More >>
Civil Society Groups call for release of secret TPP texts
Friday, 12 December 2014, 11:01 am | AFTINET
“As negotiators from Australia, the US, Japan and nine other Pacific Rim countries meet behind closed doors in Washington, we join 48 civil society groups from around the world to call for the release of the text before it is signed by governments. ... More >>
