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Alibaba CEO Warns That ‘If Trade Stops, War Starts’
Jack Ma, CEO of Alibaba and the second-richest man in China, visited Australia on Saturday. He had a dire warning for Trump and his hardline, anti-globalisation ideas about trade: This could be war.
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Signing The TPP Has ‘Almost No Positive Benefit’: Choice
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, an economic free trade agreement between Australia and 12 countries including the United States and New Zealand, has been signed by government representatives in a NZ ceremony today. It now goes in front of Parliament for review and a vote, but consumer advocacy group Choice has said it will have a minimal…
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We’ll See The TPP When It Hits Parliament, Says Australian Trade Minister
Trade Minister Andrew Robb was keen to rip up some tin foil hats in an interview with the ABC yesterday, covering the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Among the claims while speaking to reporter Kirsten Drysdale was that the Australian public would have “months and months” to debate the TPP, with ample opportunity to change it before it…
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership Explained In Under Five Minutes
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a curious beast. On the one hand, it’s one of the biggest legal sledgehammers ever to rear it’s cross-continental head, and it would bring some of the worst elements of US copyright law to Australian shores. On the other hand, not many people know about it. Here’s how you can explain…