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AFTINET Bulletin No 50
12 December 2002
- Oslo meeting discusses strategies for 2003
- WTO Staff Work to Rule and contemplate stronger action!
AFTINET Bulletin No 49
2 December 2002
- Japan to host WTO ministers in February 2003
- WTO considering 'GATS visa' for professionals
- Reminder about call for submissions on Australia-United
States Free Trade Agreement
AFTINET Bulletin No 48
22 November 2002
- Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement: Call for
Submissions by 15 January 2003
- Points for Submissions
- All the Way with the USA: Sydney Morning Herald article,
15 November 2002
AFTINET Bulletin No 47
18 November 2002
- Successful Seminar and Rally for WTO Sydney meeting
- MSF and Oxfam criticise outcome of Sydney WTO meeting: deal
on medicines "unworkable"
- US-Australia Free Trade negotiations face wide range of
critics
- More good news on GATS: ALP, Democrats and Greens agree to
support Senate Inquiry into GATS
- More Councils and National Local Government Association Pass
GATS Resolution
AFTINET Bulletin No 46
7 November 2002
AFTINET Bulletin No 44
27 August 2002
- Marrickville Council passes GATS resolution
- Government Responses to GATS issues:
a) Trade Minister Vaile's Response to Parliamentary Questions on Notice, asked by John
Murphy (ALP) Member for Lowe
b) Minister Vaile's response to a letter from AFTINET
AFTINET Bulletin No 43
20 August 2002
- Motion on GATS for local councils
- Canadian christian activist Mary Boyd: Meetings and
workshops in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane
AFTINET Bulletin No 42
6 August 2002
- Media Storm over Cabinet Decision on Government White Paper
- Canadian Paper on GATS and Local Government
- The Bush Vision for the Johannesburg Environment Summit
- Mary Boyd, Canadian Activist, speaks in Melbourne August 25
and in Sydney August 29
AFTINET Bulletin No 41
19 July 2002
- Response to the Government Fact Sheet on GATS
- Help needed to mail our response to politicians
- Report on AFTINET visits to politicians in NSW
AFTINET Bulletin No 40
8 July 2002
- Governments refuse to give full details of GATS requests
- Australian Companies lobby for GATS
- US GATS demands include audiovisual (film and TV) markets
- Paris looks at renationalising France Telecom
- Bye Bye American Pie: the US Corporate Crisis and need for
Regulation
AFTINET Bulletin No 39
3 July 2002
- ABC Background Briefing Program on GATS, Sun June
23, 10 am
- Government reply to AFTINET re publication of detailed GATS
requests and responses
- Global Unions Statement on the WTO GATS Negotiations
- Water Matters campaign
- Sydney Events
AFTINET Bulletin No 38
13 June 2002
- ABC Background Briefing Program on GATS, Sun June
23, 10 am
- Government reply to AFTINET re publication of detailed GATS
requests and responses
- Global Unions Statement on the WTO GATS Negotiations
- Water Matters campaign
- Sydney Events
AFTINET Bulletin No 37
17 May 2002
- New AFTINET Publication and Visits to MPs
- US Hypocrisy on Agricultural Protection
- Next WTO Ministerial Meeting in Mexico September 2003 as
developing countries criticise last Meeting Process
- Help Make East Timor Debt Free: Letter to the Minister
AFTINET Bulletin No 36
9 April 2002
- Joint Standing Committee on Treaties Inquiry on Bilateral
Trade Agreements and the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER):
Submissions due April 12!
- Call by environment organisations for WTO Rules to respect
Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs)
- Philippines and Africa sceptical on WTO
- World Farmers' Day, 17 April: Statement by Via Campesina,
international movement of small farmers
- Coming Events
AFTINET Bulletin No 35
5 March 2002
- AFTINET Representatives Meet with Senior Government Trade
Negotiators
- Background Briefing on The World Bank and the WTO
on ABC website
- Coming Events
AFTINET Bulletin No 34
6 February 2002
- Sticky start to WTO negotiations
- US Congress decides on Free Trade Abroad but Protectionism
at Home
- World Social Forum in Brazil vs World Economic Forum in New
York
- Canberra Demonstration on Refugee Policy Feb 12, 12.30,
Parliament House
