Press Release – ASMS Finally, we get an admission from the Government that medicine costs will rise under the secret Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), says Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS).
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Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party John Keys National Government is betraying New Zealanders by trading away Pharmacs long-term buying power, Opposition Leader Andrew Little says. Today John Key finally admitted that medicines will cost more under the TPP his Government is negotiating, …
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Article – Professor Jane Kelsey US Desperation on Fast Track Plummets to New Depths In the latest desperate attempt to haul Fast Track authority and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) back from the brink, the Republicans in the US House of Representatives have launched …
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Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey NZ governments TPPA secrecy put to the test; US says it will release text
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Press Release – AFTINET Community Forum Sydney 12.30 Today Ahead of Global Protests About the Trans-Pacific Trade Deal (TPP) Speakers from Doctors without Borders (MSF), CHOICE and other community organisations will urge the government to reject harmful proposals in the TPP at …
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Article – BusinessDesk Feb. 13 (BusinessDesk) – Douglas Pharmaceuticals, New Zealands largest developer and manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals, is targeting annual revenues of $244 million by 2020 from $145 million today as it diversifies and seeks higher risk, …
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Press Release – AFTINET As secret Trans-Pacific (TPP) trade talks resume in New York, an unusually diverse mix of 47 Australian community groups including public health, environment, union, church, development aid and other groups have written an open letter to Trade Minister …
Public health, union, and church groups slam TPP trade deal Read More »
Press Release – Joint Press Release Health professionals say a comprehensive health impact assessment of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement must be carried out to protect the health of New Zealanders.
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Press Release – New Zealand Medical Association The NZMA supports the call by a number of other health sector organisations for an independent assessment of the impact of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement (TPPA) on our health system and our ability to achieve legitimate public …
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Column – Gordon Campbell Ridiculous reported comments on RNZ this morning by Trade Minister Tim Groser, as he sought to dampen down concerns about yesterdays leaked draft of the IP chapter of ther Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations.
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Speech – Governor General Following the General Election, a National-led Government has been formed with a majority in the House on confidence and supply. Confidence and supply agreements have been signed between the National Party and, respectively, the ACT Party and …
Speech from the Throne: State Opening of Parliament, 21 Oct Read More »
Press Release – AFTINET The NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) and the Australian Fair Trade & Investment Network Ltd (AFTINET) have called on the Federal Government to heed warnings over secret global trade deals, in particular, negotiations around the Trans-Pacific …
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