Australia
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24-Apr-2019 The Interpreter
Economic diplomacy: ASEAN trade, BRI deals and ageing Asia
Australia keep up its process of integration with the ASEAN, even though it now has bilateral agreements with four ASEAN members.
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23-Apr-2019 The Guardian
US company’s attempt to sue Australian government collapses
Florida-based APR Energy sought compensation for treatment of its gas turbines.
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11-Apr-2019 AFTINET
Government concealed failure to cancel the old, worse version of ISDS in new Indonesia trade deal
Detailed scrutiny of the text of the recent Indonesia trade deal has revealed that there are no provisions to cancel the old 1993 Indonesia-Australia bilateral investment agreement.
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2-Apr-2019 Queensland Country Life
China FTA safeguard sting
If safeguard is triggered, tariff reverts to the lesser of WTO most-favoured-nation (MFN) applied rate of customs duty in effect on the date the safeguard measure is applied or the original base rate of the tariff reduction schedule.
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1-Apr-2019 Bangkok Post
Kingsgate prepares for legal challenge to mine closure
The Australian mining company Kingsgate Consolidated, armed with a US$55-million insurance payout for the closure of its gold mine in Thailand, says it now has the financial means to pursue its arbitration case against the Thai government.
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31-Mar-2019
Australia - Hong Kong investment agreement
As released by the Australian Government
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27-Mar-2019 AFTINET
Hong Kong FTA would still allow foreign investors to sue our government, says AFTINET
The Australia-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement and separate Investment Agreement signed still give special rights to foreign investors to bypass national courts and sue governments for millions of dollars in international tribunals
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26-Mar-2019 Australian Financial Review
Australian faces free trade agreement pressure to cut emissions
Australia is set to come under increased pressure on climate change after French officials insisted the Morrison government’s carbon emissions targets are not ambitious enough to fully comply with the Paris agreement.
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26-Mar-2019 Mercury
Australia-Hong Kong free-trade deal signed
Australia will now be easier to compete in the Asian city because a new free-trade deal with Hong Kong.
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25-Mar-2019 Scoop
Why NZ must get rid of ISDS now
Australia’s costs for tobacco case it won show why NZ must get rid of ISDS now.
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25-Mar-2019 Les Echos
Libre échange : l’accord UE-Australie achoppe sur les AOP
Le troisième tour de négociations commence le 25 mars et la question la plus délicate est celle des appellations d’origine protégée, dont l’Union européenne exige le respect aux autorités australiennes.
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22-Mar-2019 AFTINET
Media release: Philip Morris paying only half of Australia’s costs in ISDS case is outrageous, says AFTINET
It has taken a second FOI case and another two years to reveal that Australian taxpayers were only awarded half of the costs of defending Australia’s tobacco plain packaging laws against tobacco giant Philip Morris in March 2017.
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20-Mar-2019 Churchill Mining
ICSID arbitration Churchill v Republic of Indonesia: Annulment proceedings dismissed
The annulment committee has dismissed Churchill’s application for annulment of the award for the dispute arising out of the revocation of the mining licenses that made up the East Kutai Coal Project in East Kalimantan.
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12-Mar-2019 The Jakarta Post
Sugarcane, livestock farmers worried over impact of IA-CEPA deal
Indonesian sugarcane and cattle farmers are expressing worry over a possible high inflow of sugar and livestock from Australia following the signing of the IA CEPA.
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11-Mar-2019 Australian Farmers
Indonesian free trade deal a big win for Aussie farmers
IA-CEPA will help ensure that Australia, and its horticulture producers, will be able to benefit from the country’s expected economic growth.
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7-Mar-2019 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Government of Australia
Indonesia-Australia FTA text
As released by Government of Australia
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6-Mar-2019 The Conversation
It’s more than a free trade agreement. But what exactly have Australia and Indonesia signed?
Indonesia – Australia CEPA signed without prior released text to assess its costs and benefits.
