Australia & Indonesia are reviewing IACEPA. AFTINET’s submission calls for stronger commitments on climate action and labour rights, while removing harmful provisions like ISDS. aftinet.org.au/aftinet-subm...

The text for the Australia-EU Free Trade Agreement has been partly released. AFTINET is giving its analysis on the interim text so far. aftinet.org.au/EUFTA-interi...

Colombia signals it will withdraw from ISDS ahead of global fossil fuel transition talks in Santa Marta as momentum builds for an end to ISDS. aftinet.org.au/colombia-wit...

The US and Big Pharma want Australia to raise medicine prices or face tariffs. Australians shouldn’t pay billions more just to match a broken US system. aftinet.org.au/australia-re...

DFAT are reviewing the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement a decade on. AFTINET’s submission calls for stronger commitments on climate, labour rights, and protections for public interest regulation. aftinet.org.au/aftinet-subm...

Australia & Indonesia are reviewing IACEPA. AFTINET’s submission calls for stronger commitments on climate action and labour rights, while removing harmful provisions like ISDS. aftinet.org.au/aftinet-subm...

Civil society says World Trade Organization talks collapsed because of Trump’s pressure tactics for derailing negotiations and sidelining developing countries. aftinet.org.au/civil-societ...

Talks at the World Trade Organization MC14 have been suspended after members failed to agree on the e-commerce moratorium as well as broader reform. aftinet.org.au/wto-minister...

Civil society groups are urging WTO ministers in Yaoundé to reject US/EU-led proposals they say would undermine development and fairness in global trade. aftinet.org.au/WTO-civil-so...

The US is considering cutting HIV aid to Zambia unless it agrees to expanded access for American firms to critical minerals, according to a draft State Department memo reported by the New York Times. About 1.3 million people rely on treatment. aftinet.org.au/us-threatens...

Signatories including Joseph Stiglitz and Thomas Piketty are calling on Colombian President Gustavo Petro to lead a global move away from ISDS, citing risks to climate action and public policy. aftinet.org.au/economists-l...

Australia–EU FTA negotiations are finalised, but the full text isn’t public yet. Summaries raise key questions on medicines, digital rules, and procurement. We need transparency before it’s signed. aftinet.org.au/eu-fta-final...

Stiglitz, Piketty, Ghosh, Chang and over 200 other experts call for an "unwinding" of ISDS Writing to Colombian president Petro, ahead of the fossil fuel transition conf he will host next month, they say ISDS is a system for "paying polluters" that stands in the way of that transition #stopISDS

Malaysia has voided its US trade deal after the Supreme Court struck down some of Trump's tariffs, raising serious questions about the legal basis of similar agreements worldwide. aftinet.org.au/malaysia-voi...

A new policy brief says proposals to make the WTO’s e-commerce moratorium permanent could stop countries imposing border duties on cross-border AI services. aftinet.org.au/wto-ecommerc...

The US Supreme Court has ruled 6–3 that only Congress can impose permanent tariffs, striking down Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs. Hours later, Trump announced new 10% tariffs under a different law. aftinet.org.au/supreme-cour...

Our submission to reviews of investment agreements with Egypt and several Eastern European countries outlines the latest evidence against ISDS and why it should be removed. Read the submission here: aftinet.org.au/AFTINET-subm...

Over 100 civil society groups worldwide are warning governments to resist US trade agreements that lock in stronger pharma monopolies that drive up prices and limit access. aftinet.org.au/civil-societ...

As President of Negotiations at COP31, Australia has a unique opportunity to tackle ISDS as a systemic barrier to climate finance. A new piece from E3G lays out the path forward. aftinet.org.au/climate-thin...

Our submission to the DFAT review for the ASEAN-Australia-NZ Free Trade Agreement presents the latest evidence against ISDS, including its use by fossil fuel companies, and why it should be removed from the agreement. Read the submission here: aftinet.org.au/sites/defaul...

The US wants to break China’s dominance in critical minerals, but its new “framework” agreements prioritise US supply security over enforceable rules. Australia is being positioned as a supplier, with safeguards and standards still unclear. aftinet.org.au/critical-min...

Proposals for WTO reform led by the US and EU would reshape the global trade system, weakening multilateralism, sidelining consensus and shifting toward plurilateral deals. aftinet.org.au/proposed-eu-...

The US Supreme Court has ruled 6–3 that only Congress can impose permanent tariffs, striking down Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs. Hours later, Trump announced new 10% tariffs under a different law. aftinet.org.au/supreme-cour...

US investors are threatening an ISDS case and retaliatory tariffs after South Korea moved to sanction Coupang over a massive data breach. aftinet.org.au/us-big-tech-...

The Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue is calling on the EU to resist pressure from the Trump administration to raise drug prices. Higher prices overseas won’t fix US affordability, but could harm patients globally. aftinet.org.au/community-gr...

Shell has launched an ISDS case against the Netherlands under the Energy Charter Treaty, seeking compensation over the closure of the Groningen gas field and delaying reparations after earthquakes devastated local communities. aftinet.org.au/shell-isds-e...

The US wants to break China’s dominance in critical minerals, but its new “framework” agreements prioritise US supply security over enforceable rules. Australia is being positioned as a supplier, with safeguards and standards still unclear. aftinet.org.au/critical-min...

A new article argues the crisis in the WTO didn’t start with Trump, but it’s now openly coercive. Weaker countries will pay the price, particularly on climate policy and other governance. aftinet.org.au/wto-climate-...

US investors are threatening an ISDS case and retaliatory tariffs after South Korea moved to sanction Coupang over a massive data breach. aftinet.org.au/us-big-tech-...

The US wants to break China’s dominance in critical minerals, but its new “framework” agreements prioritise US supply security over enforceable rules. Australia is being positioned as a supplier, with safeguards and standards still unclear. aftinet.org.au/critical-min...

Shell has launched an ISDS case against the Netherlands under the Energy Charter Treaty, seeking compensation over the closure of the Groningen gas field and delaying reparations after earthquakes devastated local communities. aftinet.org.au/shell-isds-e...

A new article argues the crisis in the WTO didn’t start with Trump, but it’s now openly coercive. Weaker countries will pay the price, particularly on climate policy and other governance. aftinet.org.au/wto-climate-...

Just weeks before the US' military strikes on Venezuela, Halliburton quietly filed a $200m arbitration claim against the Venezuelan state, seeking compensation for losses caused by US sanctions. aftinet.org.au/halliburton-...

US investors are threatening an ISDS case and retaliatory tariffs after South Korea moved to sanction Coupang over a massive data breach. aftinet.org.au/us-big-tech-...

A new report shows that US "tariff deals" and trade arrangements are increasingly being used to push countries to alter how they domestically regulate the digital economy. aftinet.org.au/report-shows...

Shell has launched an ISDS case against the Netherlands under the Energy Charter Treaty, seeking compensation over the closure of the Groningen gas field and delaying reparations after earthquakes devastated local communities. aftinet.org.au/shell-isds-e...

New analysis by AFTINET convener Dr Patricia Ranald examines the first year of Trump’s trade policies, linking neoliberal trade failures, inequality and the rise of coercive tariffs. aftinet.org.au/analysis-fir...

Canada’s PM Mark Carney is calling for a values-based global order, but Canada’s mining giants continue to profit from trade rules that let corporations sue governments for environmental and human rights protections. aftinet.org.au/canada-minin...

US studios argue Australian and Canadian content laws unfairly target American streaming services and push for Trump to take trade action. aftinet.org.au/us-film-indu...

Just weeks before the US' military strikes on Venezuela, Halliburton quietly filed a $200m arbitration claim against the Venezuelan state, seeking compensation for losses caused by US sanctions. aftinet.org.au/halliburton-...

Canada’s PM Mark Carney is calling for a values-based global order, but Canada’s mining giants continue to profit from trade rules that let corporations sue governments for environmental and human rights protections. aftinet.org.au/canada-minin...

US studios argue Australian and Canadian content laws unfairly target American streaming services and push for Trump to take trade action. aftinet.org.au/us-film-indu...

Trump says he may impose escalating tariffs on European allies unless they back a US takeover of Greenland, marking a new use of trade pressure to pursue territorial aims. aftinet.org.au/trump-threat...

A new report shows that US "tariff deals" and trade arrangements are increasingly being used to push countries to alter how they domestically regulate the digital economy. aftinet.org.au/report-shows...

New analysis by AFTINET convener Dr Patricia Ranald examines the first year of Trump’s trade policies, linking neoliberal trade failures, inequality and the rise of coercive tariffs. aftinet.org.au/analysis-fir...

A US–Malaysia trade deal may strip Malaysia of its right to independently assess drug safety and quality, putting US pharmaceutical company interests ahead of public health. aftinet.org.au/us-malaysia-...

A new report warns that the US-Indonesia trade deal, announced by Trump in July and reportedly at risk of collapse, could unravel Indonesia’s efforts to regain control over its nickel industry, while entrenching labour abuses and environmental damage. aftinet.org.au/us-tariff-pr...

Russian oligarchs are using ISDS to sue EU countries over sanctions imposed after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, claiming over $30 billion in compensation. aftinet.org.au/russian-olig...

Trump has ordered the US to withdraw from 66 international organisations, including UNCTAD, the UN’s lead trade and development body, marking one of the largest pullbacks from multilateral institutions in modern history. aftinet.org.au/trump-orders...

It took ten weeks from the government announcing it and over a year after hearings, but the decision in the Clive Palmer ISDS case is now public. Find out more here: aftinet.org.au/isds-tribuna...