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Services exports are our great potential in an increasingly complex and contested world: Frances Adamson Thursday November 7, 2019 By The Mandarin Career Advice Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Frances Adamson delivers the 2019 Stan Kelly Lecture.
China's double standards: Frances Adamson on the other side of the trade war story Thursday September 20, 2018 By Stephen Easton Features Australian diplomats continue to strongly advocate free trade and multilateral diplomacy in response to Donald Trump’s revival of protectionism and the ensuing threat of trade…
Australia has to prepare for life after the WTO Monday August 6, 2018 By Giovani Di Lieto Editors' Picks The Trump administration’s blocking of new judges to the WTO’s Appellate Body has caused a large backlog of disputes. If this continues, the WTO will…
Commonwealth procurement teams advised to prepare now for judicial review scheme Tuesday May 30, 2017 By Stephen Easton News Companies that feel like they've been hard done by in Commonwealth procurement would be able to have their complaints heard in court, and possibly win…
Globalisation in the age of Trump? It's BAU at the Boao Forum Monday December 12, 2016 By David Donaldson Economy & Industry Trump and Brexit are isolated bumps on the road to full globalisation, if optimists in the business community are to be believed. But can liberalisation…
Frances Adamson: public trust, listening and charting Australia's way Friday November 11, 2016 By Stephen Easton Features The Canberra "beltway" needs more intelligence on what Australians are thinking, says the new DFAT head. As the forces of protectionism rally, she pondered the…
Sovereign risk: first ISDS dispute won, but it won't be the last Wednesday December 23, 2015 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry Australia has defended its regulatory sovereignty, and its tobacco control laws, in its first investor-state dispute settlement case. But more are likely, and there's genuine…
Government-less arbitration: why trade officials like ISDS Wednesday November 11, 2015 By David Donaldson Features ISDS provisions in free trade agreements have come under fire for allowing governments to be sued over social policy. So why do trade negotiators like…
New portal and roadshow to sell the benefits of FTAs Wednesday May 13, 2015 By Harley Dennett News AusTrade and DFAT have been ordered to do more engagement at home. The government isn’t satisfied with the take-up by businesses of the opportunities from…
