Press Release – AFTINET Prime Minister Abbotts Washington talks on the stalled TPP between the US, Australia and ten other Pacific Rim countries will not solve the three major intractable problems which have dragged the negotiations into their fifth year, Dr Patricia …
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Press Release – AFTINET As TPP Trade Ministers from 12 Pacific Rim countries meet in Singapore, fair trade, public health, environment, church, unions and other community groups have endorsed a letter to Trade Minister Andrew Robb. The letter calls on the Minister to reject …
TPP not in Austrailia’s Interest say Community Organisations Read More »
Press Release – AFTINET Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) not in Australias interest, say community organisations as talks fail yet again
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Press Release – AFTINET The grand announcement about the Japan-Australia economic partnership agreement was made yesterday, but the text of the agreement remains secret. This enables a splash to be made about claimed benefits without public scrutiny of the downsides …
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Press Release – AFTINET The TPP negotiations between Australia, the US and ten other Asia-Pacific Countries are being driven by the US on behalf of its major industries, Dr Patricia Ranald, Convenor of The Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network, said today.
Newtown Public Meeting to discuss TPP impacts Read More »
Press Release – AFTINET The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) is a free trade agreement involving Australia, the US, and ten other countries. Negotiations are secretive and the agenda is being driven by US corporations.
Public Meeting in Newtown on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Read More »
Press Release – AFTINET Australia should resist US push to finish Trans-Pacific talks this week in Singapore with no Fast Track in US Congress
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Press Release – 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 …
Divisions over US demands prevent final deal at TPP Read More »
Press Release – 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 …
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Press Release – 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, …
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Press Release – 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 …
Australia should resist US bullying at TPP trade talks Read More »
Press Release – 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.
TPP Negotiations Move Further Underground in Salt Lake City Read More »
