ISDS Case Map
Australia
A new report released by global agribusiness specialist Rabobank points to free trade agreements (FTAs) and building strategic government and business relationships as the keys to improving market access for Australian exporters.
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has urged the Australian government to reject provisions in the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) that “could undermine the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and compromise the ability of governments to improve public health”.
The Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement grants "super powers" to intellectual property owners, according to IP expert Dr Matthew Rimmer.
"I think all countries that are a part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade agreement ought to worry," says former World Bank Chief Economist and Nobel Prize Winner, Professor Joseph Stiglitz
The financial services industry appears to be a winner under the landmark free trade agreement negotiated between the Abbott government and Japan.
Mitsubishi Corp. chairman Yorihiko Kojima said Australia was a "veritable lifeline" for Japan's economy and the resource-rich nation would continue to be a favourable long-term investment destination for Japanese businesses, The Australian newspaper reported on Monday.
PM says deal will be formalised during Shinzo Abe's visit – but Labor calls for more scrutiny of the costs and benefits
The Permanent Court of Arbitration has ordered that Australia will be allowed to challenge Philip Morris Asia's right to contest Australia's plain packaging laws, on the grounds that the company only bought shares in its Australian arm so that it could launch the case.
The Australian Labor Party is proposing to raise the threshold for Chinese investment from 200 million Australian dollars (187 million US dollars) to 1 billion Australian dollars (940 million US dollars) as part of the nation's free-trade agreement (FTA) with China
