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Making the most of Australia’s free trade agreements
Evgeny Postnikov | October 5, 2023Australia has been at the forefront of trade liberalisation, negotiating and signing a record number of FTAs with most of its important trading partners over the last two decades.
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Not-so-free trade in the Asia Pacific
Shaun Cameron | October 22, 2021Free trade facilitated rapid economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region, but new trade barriers, geopolitical rivalries, the COVID-19 pandemic, and regional inequality are threatening this expansion.
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Saving free trade in the post-COVID world
Evgeny Postnikov | October 5, 2021The post-pandemic recovery offers an opportunity recalibrate existing policies to maintain the fruits of the last few decades of trade liberalisation while making its benefits more equitable across societies.
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Free trade isn’t dead yet
David Uren | December 23, 2019Conflict over trade dominated the economic headlines in 2019, so it’s heartening that the year ended with significant progress on three trade agreements.
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The enduring fight for free trade
Andrew Leigh | November 15, 2018The argument for free trade must continually be made to convince a skeptical public but new measures must also take account of changing circumstances to ensure Australia’s trade remains healthy into the future.