2002 Bulletins index

AFTINET Bulletin No 50
12 December 2002

  • Oslo meeting discusses strategies for 2003
  • WTO Staff Work to Rule and contemplate stronger action!

AFTINET Bulletin No 49
2 December 2002

  • Japan to host WTO ministers in February 2003
  • WTO considering 'GATS visa' for professionals
  • Reminder about call for submissions on Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement

AFTINET Bulletin No 48
22 November 2002

  • Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement: Call for Submissions by 15 January 2003
  • Points for Submissions
  • All the Way with the USA: Sydney Morning Herald article, 15 November 2002

AFTINET Bulletin No 47
18 November 2002

  • Successful Seminar and Rally for WTO Sydney meeting
  • MSF and Oxfam criticise outcome of Sydney WTO meeting: deal on medicines "unworkable"
  • US-Australia Free Trade negotiations face wide range of critics
  • More good news on GATS: ALP, Democrats and Greens agree to support Senate Inquiry into GATS
  • More Councils and National Local Government Association Pass GATS Resolution

AFTINET Bulletin No 46
7 November 2002

  • Good News on GATS

AFTINET Bulletin No 44
27 August 2002

  • Marrickville Council passes GATS resolution
  • Government Responses to GATS issues:
    a) Trade Minister Vaile's Response to Parliamentary Questions on Notice, asked by John Murphy (ALP) Member for Lowe
    b) Minister Vaile's response to a letter from AFTINET

AFTINET Bulletin No 43
20 August 2002

  • Motion on GATS for local councils
  • Canadian christian activist Mary Boyd: Meetings and workshops in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane

AFTINET Bulletin No 42
6 August 2002

  • Media Storm over Cabinet Decision on Government White Paper
  • Canadian Paper on GATS and Local Government
  • The Bush Vision for the Johannesburg Environment Summit
  • Mary Boyd, Canadian Activist, speaks in Melbourne August 25 and in Sydney August 29

AFTINET Bulletin No 41
19 July 2002

  • Response to the Government Fact Sheet on GATS
  • Help needed to mail our response to politicians
  • Report on AFTINET visits to politicians in NSW

AFTINET Bulletin No 40
8 July 2002

  • Governments refuse to give full details of GATS requests
  • Australian Companies lobby for GATS
  • US GATS demands include audiovisual (film and TV) markets
  • Paris looks at renationalising France Telecom
  • Bye Bye American Pie: the US Corporate Crisis and need for Regulation

AFTINET Bulletin No 39
3 July 2002

  • ABC Background Briefing Program on GATS, Sun June 23, 10 am
  • Government reply to AFTINET re publication of detailed GATS requests and responses
  • Global Unions Statement on the WTO GATS Negotiations
  • Water Matters campaign
  • Sydney Events

AFTINET Bulletin No 38
13 June 2002

  • ABC Background Briefing Program on GATS, Sun June 23, 10 am
  • Government reply to AFTINET re publication of detailed GATS requests and responses
  • Global Unions Statement on the WTO GATS Negotiations
  • Water Matters campaign
  • Sydney Events

AFTINET Bulletin No 37
17 May 2002

  • New AFTINET Publication and Visits to MPs
  • US Hypocrisy on Agricultural Protection
  • Next WTO Ministerial Meeting in Mexico September 2003 as developing countries criticise last Meeting Process
  • Help Make East Timor Debt Free: Letter to the Minister

AFTINET Bulletin No 36
9 April 2002

  • Joint Standing Committee on Treaties Inquiry on Bilateral Trade Agreements and the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER): Submissions due April 12!
  • Call by environment organisations for WTO Rules to respect Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs)
  • Philippines and Africa sceptical on WTO
  • World Farmers' Day, 17 April: Statement by Via Campesina, international movement of small farmers
  • Coming Events

AFTINET Bulletin No 35
5 March 2002

  • AFTINET Representatives Meet with Senior Government Trade Negotiators
  • Background Briefing on The World Bank and the WTO on ABC website
  • Coming Events

AFTINET Bulletin No 34
6 February 2002

  • Sticky start to WTO negotiations
  • US Congress decides on Free Trade Abroad but Protectionism at Home
  • World Social Forum in Brazil vs World Economic Forum in New York
  • Canberra Demonstration on Refugee Policy Feb 12, 12.30, Parliament House