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Tag Archives: TPP
GREG WOOD. The TPP is dead – so scotch ISDS
With the Trans Pacific Partnership’s (TPP) demise, Australia should take the chance to reconsider its approach to international trade negotiations. Certainly we should never again sign an agreement with wide ranging Investor State Dispute Settlement provisions (ISDS) which are definitely … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, International Affairs, Politics
Tagged cigarette plain packaging, Greg Wood, Heather Ridout, Hong Kong, investment protection, Investor State Dispute Settlement provisions, Philip Morris, Productivity Commission, Robert French, TPP, Trans-Pacific partnership
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ANDREW FARRAN. To TPP or not to TPP? – Trade negotiators need to get back to first principles,
If the compounding mess of the global trading ‘system’ is to be overcome, trade negotiators need to get back to first principles.
Posted in International Affairs
Tagged Andrew Farran, Australia/US Free Trade Agreement, Fair trade or free trade, GATT, Productivity Commission, TPP, WHO
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BERNARD KEANE. Good riddance to the trade deal from hell.
The bigger problem with the TPP was that it simply had virtually no benefits for Australia.
RICHARD WOOLCOTT. Foreign policy issues during and after the July 2 Election
The Turnbull Government and the Shorten Opposition have focussed on domestic issues in the election campaign. This is understandable but in the longer term the Government elected on the 2nd of July will need to address the greatly changed world … Continue reading
Posted in Defence/Security, International Affairs, Politics
Tagged Australia and China, Julie Bishop, Richard Woolcott, Tanya Plibersek, TPP, US and China
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John Menadue. Slogans vs Facts.
In my post of 16 September, I referred to the continual exaggeration over the benefits of Free Trade Agreements. There has been quite a pattern of this type of exaggeration with slogans rather than facts. One example of slogans and … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, International Affairs, Politics
Tagged China Thailand, Free Trade Agreements, Mark McGovern, New Zealand, The Conversation, TPP, United States
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Trans Pacific Partnership and consumer rights.
The consumer magazine Choice has recently carried articles by Sarah Agar about the TPP and what might be traded away in terms of cheaper medicines, public interest laws and food labelling. This report was updated on 29 July, about a … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, International Affairs, Politics
Tagged Choice Magazine, consumer interests, Sarah Agar, TPP, transparency in trade negotiations
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John Menadue. Triple-dipping by Big Pharma.
Current Affairs The major pharmaceutical companies in Australia, almost all foreign owned, keep pushing their luck at the expense of Australian consumers and taxpayers. In my series on health reform, I pointed to a minimum of $2 b. p.a. that … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Health, Politics
Tagged big pharma, drug-costs, John Menadue, tax avoidance, TPP
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John Menadue. The media, our region and the PM’s visit.
The Prime Minister’s visit to Japan, the Republic of Korea and China, highlighted for me the problems of media reporting and understanding our region. I have posted blogs on our media. See April 17, 2013, ‘Media failure: the tale of … Continue reading