26 February 2016

When then Trade Minister Andrew Robb signed off the TPP he promised the Australian people it would not result in longer monopolies or extra costs for life-saving biologic medicines.

But this week Mr Robb told US pharmaceutical companies a different story.

22 February 2016

The Australian Government continues to rule out commissioning an independent study of the TPP's benefits and costs to Australia, despite calls from community groups representing millions of Australians.

At public hearings in Canberra this week, DFAT officials defended their decision.

Here's a quote from the Fairfax Media article reporting on the hearings:

16 February 2016

The Saturday Paper has published an excellent article critical of the TPP called Trans-Pacific Partnership to stall climate change action.

Written by law journalist Richard Ackland, it's well worth a read.

People around the world are uniting against the TPP. Watch this video bringing together voices from Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Peru, Mexico, Chile, the US, Canada, Japan and beyond!

Whatever your reason for opposing the deal, take action by sending a message to your Senators and MP here.

15 February 2015

Many MPs responded critically to the Government’s National Interest Analysis of the TPP tabled in Parliament last week.

Read responses by Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, and ALP MHRs Kelvin Thompson, Melissa Parke and Alannah McTiernan via the links.

15 February 2016

A cabinet reshuffle over the weekend has named Steve Ciobo as the new Australian Trade Minister.

12 February 2016

When Trade Minister Andrew Robb signed the TPP he told the Fairfax press that he was now setting his sights on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The two deals combined would create “a vast trade agreement architecture” for the world, he said.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership – or TPP – is a massive trade deal covering 40 per cent of the world’s economy, between the US, Australia and 10 other Pacific Rim countries.

Except it’s not only – or even mainly – about trade. It is about rules for global corporations, which could prevent future governments from protecting the public interest.

11 February 2016

Crikey has published a scathing criticism of the TPP’s 'National Interest Analysis' from Bernard Keane, titled "Whoo boy, trade agreement to save Australian business a whopping … $150k”

Mr Keane argues that the only “hard evidence” for benefit presented in the analysis is that “businesses will save less than $150,000 on paperwork”.

10 February 2016

As the world prepares for a massive expansion of the investor-state dispute settlement  (ISDS) system through the TPP, startling information has come to light.