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Bill Shorten announced this week that a Labor government would triple penalties for dumping cheap overseas products in the Australian market. Tony McDonough/AAP

Shorten’s plan to triple anti-dumping penalties misunderstands the law

Bill Shorten has proposed tripling penalties for dumping cheap overseas products like steel into the Australian market. But this proposal suggests a failure to understand dumping and its regulation.
The Federal Government’s overhaul of anti-dumping regime may not effect any significant change but carries the risk of Australia being seen as overly-protectionist.

Anti-dumping Commission no cause to be carried away

It’s hard to get too excited over Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s recent announcement of a radical overhaul of Australia’s Anti-Dumping administration with the proposed creation of a new Dumping Commission…

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