by Louise Southalan, Patricia Ranald | Jun 17, 2004 | Papers
The AUSFTA was supposed to remove trade barriers between the US and Australia and lead to economic growth. Australian farmers were supposed to gain from removal of US agricultural tariffs but community organisations became concerned when US negotiators identified...
by Andrew Hewitt | Jun 17, 2004 | Papers
The forthcoming election campaign will be an unusual one. It’ll be one of the few times in Australia’s history that foreign policy debates will be central to a campaign. This will present a challenge for the Labor Party and indeed for all who are concerned...
by Mark Latham | Jun 17, 2004 | Papers
On guiding principlesAustralians are entitled to know how a party seeking to govern this country will protect Australia’s security and advance the country’s interests. This is the central responsibility of any Australian government. It is the foundation of...
by Geoffrey Beckman | Jun 17, 2004 | Papers
Trade union rightsTrade unions rights are restricted by an array of anti-union laws that limit trade union power. It is self evident that trade union power and membership numbers are connected. The greater union power the more reason people have to belong to unions;...
by Greg Duffy | Jun 17, 2004 | Papers
The new culture vulturesOverviewThe provisions of the Australia – United States of America Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) that apply to the cultural and audiovisual sectors of the Australian community are not in the national interest of Australia in their present...
by John Merson | Jun 17, 2004 | Papers
The US pharmaceutical industry’s trade ‘breakthrough’Why does US trade representative Bob Zoellick believe the free trade deal with Australia is a ‘breakthrough’ for the US pharmaceutical industry?In trying to understand the trade-offs...
