ISDS Case Map
Australia
The Leaders of the 12 TPP countries want to announce the outlines of an agreement on November 11. Actions are being organised in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, and in TPP countries around the globe. Please join.
While Australia’s current regulations are not perfect, it is important that any discussions about reforming them are conducted with an eye first and foremost on the health and safety of Australians, and are not unduly influenced by trade concerns.
Australian PM Tony Abbott aim to securing free trade agreement with China by the time of G20 summit in November.
China has promised to repeal the newly introduced tariff on Australia coal imports once a free trade agreement between the two countries is finalised.
The US is again driving the TPP agenda on behalf of its major export industries, but the TPP proposals are more extreme than the Australia-US FTA, writes Pat Ranald.
Trade Minister Robb went to talk about the looming China-Australia FTA with dairy farmers, but they wanted to talk about China buying Australian farmland and taking over their farms instead.
MPs, public health and copyright experts condemn possible TPP trade-offs as talks resume in Canberra
Taiwan has confirmed its desire to forge a trade deal with Australia and rejected suggestions that mainland China could "meddle" in its efforts for deeper regional ties.
Tobacco producers Indonesia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras and Ukraine are challenging Australia's plain-packaging laws at the World Trade Organization, bolstering support for Philip Morris' private dispute against Canberra.
China's surprise decision during free trade talks to impose tariffs on Australian coal shows the importance of getting an agreement soon, Prime Minister Tony Abbott says.
