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Free trade deals receive mixed reviews
4-Sep-2010
Free trade agreements (FTAs) in general have led to higher economic growth, but regional FTAs have had mixed results, experts have said.
Aussie firms urged to get ready for opportunities from FTA
30-Aug-2010 Bernama
Australian companies and investors have been advised to get ready to grab business opportunities in Malaysia as the free trade agreement between the two countries is expected to be signed later this year.
Push for Australia to talk trade with Taiwan
29-Aug-2010
As hopes for free trade agreements with China and Japan fade, there is a push for Australia to start talks with Taiwan.
Labor to continue down same trade path
20-Aug-2010
Labor has promised more of the same on trade if it is re-elected on Saturday.
Free trade pact attracts Aussie investors to RP
27-Jul-2010 Cebu Daily News
The Australia-New Zealand-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (ANZAFTA) has made the Philippines an attractive market for Australian traders especially those in the dairy business.
TPPA Campaign: Don’t trade away health, labour, cultural and environmental policies
26-Jul-2010 AFTINET
Thirty Australian unions and community groups have asked the Trade Minister to safeguard the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Australian local content in media, regulation of GE food, regulation of foreign investment and industry policies that support local employment in the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA)
Government agrees to speed up free trade talks with Australia
21-Jul-2010 Tempo Interactive
Indonesia has agreed to speed up the free trade talks with Australia to have the agreement in place soon, Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said today (20/7).
Australia, China sign deals, push free trade
22-Jun-2010 Global Times
Currently, Australia is the biggest exporter of iron ore, alumina, coal and liquefied natural gas to China, and China is Australia’s biggest trading partner and biggest exporting market as well as the biggest importer.
Australian farm leaders reassure Japanese about effects of free trade deal
10-Jun-2010 ABC Rural
Masahiko Yamada, Japan’s new agriculture minister, has blogged about how the Australian free trade agreement would destroy Japanese agriculture. Australian farm industry leaders are in Tokyo trying to change his mind.
Japan hardliner hits FTA hopes
9-Jun-2010
Japan’s new Prime Minister has installed an eccentric arch protectionist and former beef and pork farmer in the agriculture and fisheries portfolio, dealing a blow to Australia’s hopes of finalising a free trade agreement.
Australia says mining tax won’t threaten China FTA
26-May-2010 AFP
Australia Tuesday denied that its planned 40 percent mining tax would hurt attempts to strike a free-trade agreement with China, a key market for the country’s resources.
Australia, South Korea hold trade talks, Crean says
25-May-2010 Bloomberg
Australia and South Korea opened a new round of trade talks today, including “sensitive” areas such as agriculture and the automotive industry, Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean said.
Trade deal sails on slow boat to China
24-May-2010 Australian
No big breakthroughs have occurred in the five years and 14 rounds of Australia-China FTA negotiations, and none is expected in the next round, in Beijing from June 28.
’An India-Australia FTA could have huge gains for both sides’
12-May-2010
Australian trade minister Simon Crean is here to push a free trade agreement with India. Besides, he is talking to Australian companies in India to get an assessment of the barriers they face. In an interview, he also tells Sidhartha the new mining tax would not affect foreign investors looking at Australia. Edited excerpts:
Australian tax could breach treaty with China
10-May-2010 Telegraph
Mining shares plunged last week after Kevin Rudd, Australia’s prime minister, proposed a 40pc tax on mining profits, arguing that Australia’s mining boom was benefiting shareholders based abroad
Australia endorses study into India trade
6-May-2010
Australia Thursday said it had taken a major step towards a free trade agreement with India, with a study carried showing a bilateral deal would offer "significant economic benefits" to both sides.
Major step towards a Free Trade Agreement between Australia and India
5-May-2010 AFN
A joint study finds that an Australia-India FTA will bring billions of dollars to both countries.
Labour, environment may stay out of India-Australia FTA
3-May-2010 Economic Times
India has managed to convince Australia to keep issues like environment, labour and government procurement out of the bilateral free trade agreement the two countries will begin discussing soon.
Australia pushes for environment, labour, IPR in trade pact with India
5-Apr-2010 Economic Times
The proposed free trade agreement between India and Australia has hit rough waters with the latter insisting that issues including environment, labour, intellectual property, government procurement and competition policy be part of the negotiations.
Democracy a loser in trade free-for-all
29-Mar-2010 The Age
As the assault on national sovereignty continues, the question is whether the ’’market system’’ can fill the vacuum as the power of the state withers away.