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Divisions over US demands prevent final deal at TPP
Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 9:11 am | AFTINET
“Another missed deadline in the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks shows that there are still divisions over US demands on investor rights to sue governments, higher prices for medicines and draconian copyright laws, all of which would increase ... More >>
Fair trade group condemns Australian secret negotiations
Thursday, 5 December 2013, 6:27 pm | AFTINET
Fair trade group condemns Australian secret negotiations which may include investor rights to sue governments in Korea Free Trade Agreement. “The summary of the Korea-Australia free trade agreement released today, shows that the Australian Trade Minister has ... More >>
Call for release of secret Trans-Pacific Trade text
Thursday, 5 December 2013, 3:06 pm | AFTINET
“The Australian Senate yesterday passed a motion supported by Greens and the ALP calling on the Government to release the TPP text before it is signed. The consumer group Choice has collected 11,000 signatures calling for the release of the text,” ... More >>
Australia should resist US bullying at TPP trade talks
Monday, 25 November 2013, 11:53 am | AFTINET
“As revealed by leaked documents two weeks ago, the US is still pushing for stronger patent rights and higher prices for medicines as secret talks continue this week in Salt Lake City,” Dr Patricia Ranald, Convenor of the Australian Fair Trade Network ... More >>
TPP Negotiations Move Further Underground in Salt Lake City
Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 1:58 pm | AFTINET
As negotiations tasked with pushing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to conclusion gets underway in Salt Lake City, Utah, the Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network condemned worsening opportunities for public participation in an already opaque process. More >>
TPP: Anti-gas mining groups say no to investors suing govts
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 5:36 pm | AFTINET
More than 70 organisations including 54 regional groups ranging from Mirboo in Victoria, to the Cassowary Coast in North Queensland, to Walgett in NSW, in traditional areas of Coalition support, have endorsed a letter to Trade Minister Andrew Robb. More >>
TPP: Abbott may cave on foreign investor rights to sue govts
Monday, 16 September 2013, 2:00 pm | AFTINET
“Secret talks on the deadlocked investment chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) between the US, Australia and 10 other countries are being held this week in Washington, completely hidden away from civil society and the media,” ... More >>
Lib/Lab divide on Trans-Pacific trade issues deplored
Friday, 12 July 2013, 11:50 am | AFTINET
“As the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPPA) trade negotiations between the US, Australia and ten Asia Pacific countries are about to resume in Malaysia on Monday July 15, we urge the Rudd government to maintain its policy to refuse key demands by US industry ... More >>
Fair Trade Rallies Slam Demands For Higher Medicine Prices
Monday, 13 May 2013, 10:24 am | AFTINET
Fair Trade Rallies Slam Demands For Higher Medicine Prices Before Trans-Pacific Trade Talks Resume In Peru More >>
US TPP trade demands for corporate rights threaten women
Monday, 4 March 2013, 4:24 pm | AFTINET
As the 16th round of Trans-Pacific trade talks between Australia, the US and nine Asia Pacific countries begin in Singapore this week, academics and health groups will discuss the potential impact on women's lives of US demands for more corporate ... More >>
TPPA: Concerns over medicines, investor rights
Wednesday, 12 December 2012, 3:42 pm | AFTINET
“US proposals on medicines were attacked by civil society groups and are being resisted by Australia and most of the eleven countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPPA) trade negotiations which finish today in Auckland,” Dr Patricia Ranald, ... More >>
Investor rights to sue governments hotly debated - TPP talks
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 11:23 am | AFTINET
“The US proposal in the Trans Pacific Trade Agreement for foreign investor rights to sue governments in international tribunals is a challenge to national sovereignty and should be rejected,” Dr Patricia Ranald, Convener of the Australian Fair Trade ... More >>
Community Group Lockout Spotlights Secrecy Of Trans-Pacific
Tuesday, 4 December 2012, 3:11 pm | AFTINET
“Over 20 international representatives of health, union, consumer and environment organisations have been locked out of the Trans-Pacific talks venue in Auckland,” Dr Patricia Ranald, Convenor of the Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network ... More >>
Tobacco fight at Trans-Pacific free trade negotiations
Tuesday, 4 September 2012, 11:25 am | AFTINET
“Thirty trade unions, church, environment, health and other community groups have written to the Trade Minister urging him to implement his policy of opposing the right of corporations to sue governments in international tribunals in the 14th round ... More >>
Tobacco fight continues at TPP negotiations
Monday, 3 September 2012, 2:42 pm | AFTINET
“Thirty trade unions, church, environment, health and other community groups have written to the Trade Minister urging him to implement his policy of opposing the right of corporations to sue governments in international tribunals in the 14th round ... More >>
Fair Trade Group Condemns Big Tobacco Use Of Trade Agreement
Wednesday, 15 August 2012, 3:10 pm | AFTINET
Fair Trade Group Condemns Big Tobacco’s Use Of Trade Agreements To Continue Plain Packaging Fight After High Court Defeat More >>
Fair Trade Group Slams Business Call For Corporate Rights
Monday, 13 August 2012, 4:56 pm | AFTINET
Fair Trade Group Slams Business Call For Corporate Rights To Sue Governments In Trade Agreements More >>
