September 26, 2016 
Around 200 people rallied outside the national parliamentary inquiry hearings into the TPP today in Sydney. A broad range of community groups were represented including unions, GetUp, Greenpeace, APHEDA and the Catholic Social Justice Council.
See photos of the rally here.
26 September 2016
ABC Radio National's The Money takes an in-depth look at the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA), featuring interviews with AFTINET, NZ academic Jane Kelsey, PSI and the Australian Trade Minister. Listen here.
20 September 2016
ActionAid Australia, the ACTU, public sector unions and the Per Capita think tank are holding a People’s Inquiry into the social impacts of privatisation of public services. This is being held in parallel to a Productivity Commission Inquiry, which is likely to recommend further privatisation.
20 September 2016
Trade with Indonesia continues to be a priority with an aim to finish the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) by mid-2017.
AFTINET has made a detailed submission to DFAT. Read on for a summary of our main concerns and recommendations.
20 September 2016
Trade Minister Steve Ciobo was in London recently talking up a post-brexit free trade deal with the UK.
20 September 2016
Trade Minister Steve Ciobo recently called a pause and review of the bilateral trade deal the government is negotiating with India.
It appears that India has been reluctant to reduce tariffs for Australia because it wants to retain its bargaining power for the much bigger Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
20 September 2016
According to recent media reports the US is pushing Australia to agree to increase monopoly rights for lifesaving biologics drugs in the TPP.
The National Parliamentary inquiry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal between Australia, the US and 10 other Pacific Rim countries will be in Sydney on September 26.
Come and say no to the TPP at 12:30 PM on Monday, September 26, 1 Bligh St, Sydney!
16 September 2016
Sixty diverse Australian civil society organisations, representing two million Australians, recently wrote to all Labor, independent and minor party MPs and Senators to call for a Senate inquiry into the TPP.
14 September 2016
A report in to the recent discovery of asbestos at Perth Children's Hospital has prompted a call for a temporary ban on imports of Chinese building materials.
CFMEU WA Secretary Mick Buchan told ABC news: "Until we have systems in place to ensure that any product that comes in from overseas is asbestos-free then we really need to consider what we are importing, and if that means not importing similar products until that can be resolved then that's what we should do."