INTERNATIONAL TRADE: WTO negotiations falter on trade liberalisation*

It has so far proved impossible to obtain any benefits for Australian agricultural exports under our recently negotiated bilateral trade agreements. Trade Minister Mark Vaile is unjustified in raising Australian farmers’ hopes that a new multilateral trade agreement will be any more beneficial, argues Colin Teese, a former deputy secretary of the Department of Trade.The World Trade Organization has been trying to launch a new round of trade negotiations since 2001. Progress towards negotiation i…

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