Media coverage of our response to TPP Minister's statement October 27, 2014
Media coverage iof AFTINET's response to the TPP Ministerial Statement :SBS TV News, ABC TV The Drum and
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Media coverage of AFTINET protest at TPP Ministers meeting October 25
Good radio coverage on the ABC Radio National news, SBS Radio National News, and Sydney commercial radio news on 2UE and 2GB. See TV and print media links below
TPP Protest Images, Ministers Meeting, Sydney, October 25, 2014
Great images from protest outside TPP Trade Ministers' Meeting, with 100 taking part and lots of media!
Speakers were Dr Patricia Ranald (AFTINET), Vivien Nguyen (SumofUs), Prof Kimberlee Weatherall (University of Sydney), Jon Edwards (MSF - Doctors Without Borders), Kondo Yasuo (Japan People's Alliance Against the TPP), Senator Peter Whish-Wilson (Australian Greens). Street theatre performers were Lindy Nolan from NSW Teachers Fed and Michael Whaites from the NSW Nurses & Midwives Assoc.
TPP Canberra rally photos October 20
Our Canberra protest and media conference attracted a lively crowd and good media interest. Speakers were Kelvin Thomson MP (ALP), Senator Peter Whish-Wilson Greens), Jon Edwards from MSF(Doctors without Borders) and Dr Matthew Rimmer from Australian National University. See Matt Rimmer's photo file
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Critical media reports as Canberra TPP talks begin
Pat Ranald’s article on the TPP in The Conversation is a challenge to democracy is part of a critical series over the last week on the TPP
This Crikey editorial reinforces our claims that the TPP undermines the national interest.
Leaked TPP text shows higher medicine prices and draconian internet controls
ABC Radio Background Briefing on ISDS: The Devil in the Trade Deal
ABC Radio National 40-minute Background Briefing Programme on September 14, 2014 on the TPP and ISDS featured AFTINETand other critics.
Senate Inquiry reveals community opposition and dangers of foreign investor rights to sue governments despite claimed “safeguards”
by Dr Patricia Ranald, Research Associate, University of Sydney and Convenor, Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network
Radio National: How foreign investors can trump Australian law
This week, the Senate Committee Inquiry has been hearing submissions into the bill proposed by Senator Whish-Wilson to ban the right for foreign investors to sue governments (ISDS) from trade agreements.
Tom Faunce was interviewed on Radio National Saturday Extra programme and is very critical of these ISDS provisions.
Listen to the interview on Radio National here.
19/08/2014
Dr Ranald on Investor-State Dispute Settlement
AFTINET's Convener, Dr Patricia Ranald, gave evidence to the Senate Committee for Foreign Affairs Defense & Trade on the 6th August 2014 about the dangers of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) in trade agreements.