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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…