ISDS Case Map
Australia
Australian Trade Minister Andrew Robb has assured his Coalition colleagues there will be no changes to foreign investment rules on farmland as part of a trade deal with China.
The Greens and independent senator Nick Xenophon have said the government will face a tough battle if it seeks to ease foreign investment restrictions.
Like buying a house, it’s easy to get a free trade agreement if you don't care what you get or how much you pay. Since coming to office, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has closed a number of free trade agreements in record time, and it shows.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs said Tuesday that Taiwan should push for a free trade deal with Australia, noting that one signed between South Korea and Australia might impact Taiwanese manufacturers of petrochemical products and auto parts -- two of Taiwan's major exports to Australia.
So straightforward was Australia’s first trade deal with Japan that the Japanese thought it was a trick.
Ricegrowers' Association of Australia President Les Gordon has slammed Prime Minister Tony Abbott's landmark free trade agreement with Japan as a deal that punishes and ignores ricegrowers.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Trade Minister Andrew Robb have hailed the freshly inked free trade agreement with Japan as “historic”. Yes, it is historic in a sense that it is a repeat of the much criticised 2004 free trade agreement with the United States that provide very limited commercial benefits to Australian farmers.
One of Japan’s most influential corporate leaders says he expects Australia and Japan will conclude a free-trade agreement in July.
Japanese companies would be able to sue Australian governments under clauses expected to be included in the Australia-Japan free trade agreement.
A new report to be released today reveals that Japanese companies have stashed away $1.56 trillion cash reserves, the equivalent of Australia’s entire annual economic output — and potentially a source of massive new investments in Australia under a free trade deal.
