By Angela Daly, Swinburne University of Technology
Free trade: it sounds good for innovation, doesn’t it? Well, not necessarily – and here’s why.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a free trade agreement under negotiation among various Pacific Rim…
The decision by Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe to enter into the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations enlivens the process and places Australia in the passenger seat.
Two recent events promise to breath life into the lumbering Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, with significant consequences for Australia.
Earlier this month, Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo…
The case of Aaron Swartz has put punitive intellectual property enforcement provisions under the spotlight.
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In light of the death of internet activist Aaron Swartz, there is a need to reconsider intellectual property enforcement standards in the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
The 16th round of the Trans-Pacific…
Obama has unveilled two key trade treaties designed to reaffirm America’s place as the world’s leading nation – but many aspects of the treaties run counter to its social development stances.
US President Barack Obama’s State of the Union plan to boost American exports and grow American jobs centres around two key regional trade agreements: the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Trans…
The Federal Government’s plain packaging legislation has been emblematic of how a foreign investor’s right to sue governments can be abused. So why is ACCI’s new campaign ignoring some important facts?
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The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has apparently decided that it is up in arms over a Gillard government policy announced more than a year ago.
In April 2011, the federal government…
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and Julia Gillard are at loggerheads over the investment chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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This week, San Diego is hosting the latest round of talks over the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Australia and New Zealand are at loggerheads over this secretive new trade treaty spanning the Pacific Rim…
