Press Release – Patricia Ranald Cross-party Congressional opposition to legislation which would speed up approval of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) shows the deal could unravel in the House of Representatives of the US Congress, Dr. Patricia Ranald, Convener of the Australian …
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Press Release – Public Citizen USA A letter sent today to President Barack Obama opposing Fast Track authority, signed by 151 House Democrats, signals the end of a controversial Nixon-era procedure used to railroad contentious trade pacts through Congress. Obama has asked Congress to …
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Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey Two king hits in one day for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement is a bad omen for chief negotiators and hundreds of officials as they head into a crunch meeting in Salt Lake City next week, according to Auckland University Professor Jane Kelsey, …
TPPA: Leaked IP text -US Congress revolts against Fast Track Read More »
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey Every ounce of political pressure will come on the negotiators during a special round of talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) that are scheduled for Salt Lake City from 19 to 24 November, according to Professor Jane Kelsey …
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Column – Binoy Kampmark In time, an insidious practice assumes the property of custom. It might seem barbaric and archaic, but as the great Sophist Protagoras claimed, man is the measure of all things. A ghastly measure, at that.
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Column – Gordon Campbell It seems to be a basic law of political thermodynamics that centre left parties can only lurch or swing when they begin to sound more assertive. This lateral motion always takes them further leftwards, allegedly in response to the primal, …
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Column – Gordon Campbell Not many winners in the NSA spy scandal, are there? Oh sure, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been reaping some political applause at home for standing up to the Americans – in polls, 62% of Germans approve of her stand – but even that support has been …
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Article – Hadyn Green Trade negotiations are tense affairs. There are always interested parties trying to get your ear, long nights spent arguing small but technical points, and the invisible but ever present political pressure. So it was in Brunei late August where the latest …
TPP: This is a fight worth joining Read More »
Press Release – The White House Includes discussion of US role in Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations and Obama’s absence from Bali.
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Column – Gordon Campbell How is this for a cart before the horse notion of democracy, as practiced by the Key government? From the NZ Herald this morning: [Prime Minister John Key] is also indicating he wants a deal done as soon as possible so he can publicly discuss …
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Press Release – Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network The stated goal of the TPP Leaders and Ministers Statements to conclude the TPPA this year is unlikely to be achieved. The bland language hides deep divisions between the 12 diverse governments, caused by extreme US demands, Dr Patricia …
TPPA leaders’ statement hides deep divisions Read More »
Press Release – Trans-Pacific Partnership Leaders Statement We, the Leaders of Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, United States, and Vietnam, are pleased to announce today that our countries are on track to complete the Trans-Pacific Partnership …
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