ISDS Case Map
Australia
The Federal Parliament's treaties committee has called for the Government to set out its objectives before entering into negotiations on any future Free Trade Agreements (FTA).
Both India and Australia will have to make "adjustments" for reaching at a market-opening Free Trade Agreement, a senior Australian official said on Wednesday.
The proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between India and Australia could result in better market access for labour-intensive Indian exp
orts including textiles, clothing and footwear where existing tariffs are high in Australia. While the sectors are perceived as “sensitive” in Australia, the country believes in elimination of tariffs on all sectors in its FTAs, Australian trade officials say.
Advancing a bold free-trade agreement between Australia and Japan would be a "springboard" for influencing economic reform in the region.
Malaysia and Australia hope to conclude free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations by 2009, said International Trade and Industry Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
Malaysia and Australia hope to conclude the free trade agreement (FTA) between both countries within a 'reasonable time-frame'," says International Trade and Industry Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
Canberra sees the transpacific partnership as a potential stepping stone to a broader regional agreement, and as a means of ensuring Australia is not damaged by the growing number of free trade agreements throughout the Asia Pacific.
Australia, Peru and Vietnam have expressed interest in joining a budding Asia-Pacific tariff-busting plan which received a boost on Monday with the participation of the United States, officials said.
The Rudd Government has made much of its “new approach” to Australia's island neighbours, but the view from the Pacific is that not much has changed.
Horticulture has been the sacrificial lamb in the Chilean Free Trade Agreement, Australian industry leaders say.
