Trans-Pacific Partnership
Alternative labels
TPP
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Why Trump is right, and wrong, about killing off the TPP
President-elect Donald Trump is right: The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a damaging deal and deserves to be killed off. But he tells a half truth about why the trade accord among a dozen Pacific Rim nations is a bad deal. In Trump’s view, trade agreements like NAFTA have allowed developing countries to “steal” American manufacturing...
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TPP: Trade pact dead, buried, cremated amid Donald Trump presidency
It was an ambitious and controversial trade pact that would have covered nearly 40% of the global economy and solidified US leadership in the Asia-Pacific. But Donald Trump's victory in the United States' presidential election has likely killed off the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which the Turnbull Government promised would deliver valuable new markets for Australian...
Briefing paper
TPP agreement explained
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement is a free trade agreement (FTA) seeking to establish new trade and investment opportunities for 12 countries on the Pacific Rim: Australia, the US, Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Brunei, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Chile and Peru.
Fact sheet
Fact Check: Can a poker machine manufacturer use the TPP to challenge changes to gambling laws?
Independent Senator Nick Xenophon claims the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement could allow overseas poker machine manufacturers to successfully sue the Government for passing anti-gambling laws.
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Turnbull tells US legislators: look at ‘big picture’ benefits of Trans-Pacific Partnership
Malcolm Turnbull has directly lobbied US legislators to pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, which he describes as “a very critical part of America’s continued presence in the Asia-Pacific”. Turnbull stressed the TPP’s importance in his talks with politicians on Capitol Hill, who included Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, as well as in an address...