Australia

Patrick Gower interviews Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce

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Steven Joyce dismisses fears of a recession in the next two years, “unless we talk ourselves into it” but admits “the job isn’t done in the economy”. Will present a new foreign investment strategy to Cabinet on Monday that involves partnering with Australia to create “a pipeline of private sector investment opportunities to international investors” […]

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Questions and Answers – July 2

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Press Release – Office of the Clerk 1. Dr SHANE RETI (NationalWhangarei) to the Minister of Finance : What reports has he received on the international economy and its effect on New Zealands economy?

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Leaked TPP document shows US pushing rights of drug coys

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Article – BusinessDesk July 2 (BusinessDesk) – A draft of part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal leaked to the Politico website suggests the US is demanding increased protections for pharmaceutical companies, restricting access to the lower-cost generic versions …

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Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) Core Text

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Press Release – Wikileaks Today, 1500 CEST Wednesday, 1 July 2015, WikiLeaks releases a modern journalistic holy grail: the secret Core Text for the largest ‘trade deal’ in history, the TiSA (Trade In Services Agreement), whose 52 nations together comprise two-thirds of global …

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Questions and Answers – July 1

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Press Release – Office of the Clerk Hon ANNETTE KING (Deputy LeaderLabour): My question is to the Minister of Health. How much has been spent by the Government on the Social Bonds Pilot to date?

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Uncertain outcome means TPP negotiations still on hold

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Press Release – AFTINET TPP Fast Track Bill back to US Senate: uncertain outcome means TPP negotiations still on hold

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China FTA text released today

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Press Release – AFTINET The Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network (AFTINET ) will begin analysing the likely 1000-page text of the China free trade agreement when it is released after the signing ceremony to take place today.

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Community opposition defeats TPP Fast Track Bill

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Press Release – AFTINET Community opposition defeats TPP Fast Track Bill in US House of Representatives: negotiations on hold again

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New leaks show PHARMAC “fighting for oxygen” under TPPA

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Press Release – Doctors for Healthy Trade The Annex on Transparency for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), published by Wikileaks yesterday , reveals changes that could make PHARMAC largely unworkable and lead to less affordable medicines according to oncologist, health economist …

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Gordon Campbell on the TPP revelations about Pharmac

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Column – Gordon Campbell The health system transparency measures contained in the latest Wikileaks revelations about the TPP have been a long running concern. The fact that the Pharmac-related transparency measures would entail a cost to the government was being grudgingly …

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TPP Transparency Chapter

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Press Release – Wikileaks Today, Wednesday 10 June 2015, WikiLeaks publishes the Healthcare Annex to the secret draft “Transparency” Chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), along with each country’s negotiating position. The Healthcare Annex seeks …

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Wikileaks Reveals Attack on Pharmac in ‘Transparency Annex’

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Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey The Annex on Transparency and Procedural Fairness for Pharmaceutical products and Medical Devices from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement negotiations was posted on Wikileaks today ( https://wikileaks.org/tpp/healthcare/ )

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