2009 Media Releases

WTO

• "Cairns to Bali: time for a new agricultural agenda" Article by Adam Wolfenden and Sophia Murphy [Institute for Agriculture and Trade Polocy] published in Online Opinion (5/6/09)
• "Free Markets Haven't Delivered on Food and Won't" Article by Adam Wolfenden published in Online Opinion - March 2009

Pacific Islands Trade (PACER)

• "Rising tide of trade to sink Pacific" Article by Adam Wolfenden published in Online Opinion, Vanuatu Independent and Samoan Observer (21/8/09)
• "Commencement of Pacific trade negotiations a step backwards for development" Media Release (19/8/09)
• "Australia and New Zealand press Pacific Island countries to start regional trade negotiations" Media Release   (6/8/09)
• "Australia must not pressure for pacific trade" Media Release (5/8/09)
• "Government told Pacific trade negatives don’t make a plus" Media Release (31/7/09)
• "Australia takes and the Pacific gives on trade talks" Article by Adam Wolfenden published in Online Opinion, Vanuatu Independent and Matangi Tonga (8/7/09)
• "Australia takes Pacific gives on PACER Plus" Joint Media Release (18/6/09)
• "Trade winds will blow Pacific away" Article by Adam Wolfenden published in New Matilda (18/6/09)
• "Substance over speed on trade talks, warn Pacific NGOs" Joint Media Release (16/6/09)
• "Fiji Trade Off? Another reason to scrap a Pacific Trade Agreement" Article by Adam Wolfenden published in Samoan Observer (10/5/09), Tonga (11/5/09), and Online Opinion (13/5/09)
• "Australia and New Zealand Call Emergency Meeting to Fast-Track Pacific Trade Deal" Media Release (6/5/09)
• "Salesman Crean and the Snake-Oil Trade Remedy" Article by Adam Wolfenden published in the Vanuatu Independent Newspaper (4/4/09) and the Samoan Observer (4/5/09)