Australia


Australia, Singapore to sign updated free trade deal
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is in Canberra on a three-day visit to strengthen the ties with Australia, is set to sign the updated FTA.
TPP trade deal: plain packaging challenge triggered 'hysteria', lawyer tells MPs
Lawyer for Philip Morris’s bid to take Australia to court over cigarette laws says Australia has nothing to fear from trade deals that allow investor-state disputes
US FTA claim could cost taxpayers $260 million
Australian taxpayers are facing a $260 million legal claim under the US-Australia free-trade agreement over the alleged expropriation of four gas turbines.
Australia continues to actively pursue FTA with India
Despite a flurry of media reports suggesting a serious rethink, Australia continues to actively pursue the finalisation of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India.
US pressures Australia for stronger TPP biologics monopolies
According to the Bloomberg, Senator Hatch said “They're going to have to find a way of having the countries agree to change that formality in the TPP to 12 years…If Australia wants to be part of it, they have to meet our terms,”
Britain forms free trade group with Australia ahead of leaving EU
The British government have established a working group to negotiate free trade agreements (FTA) with Australia ahead of leaving the EU.
FTA negotiations with India complicated: Australia
Describing the ongoing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with India as "complicated", Australian Trade Minister Steve Ciobo indicated that the deal was now not a top priority for his government in the short term.
Trudeau’s China trip sparks fears of bad deal for workers
Beijing’s trade agreement with Australia allows Chinese companies to use their own workers. Is Canada next?
Negotiations conclude on free trade agreement for Pacific
Trade ministers from Pacific Island Forum countries including Australia and New Zealand gathered to try to sign off on the negotiations which have been going on for more than 8 years.
Financial services liberalization in jeopardy
There are prominent dangers associated with the negotiation of IA-CEPA, particularly with the financial services liberalization.