cam, 463 words, 0 comments, DFAT, Treaty, Treaty Database

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade [DFAT] has a database of the treaties Australia is signatory to, or has taken treaty action on. (more)

cam, 617 words, 2 comments, Percy Spender, Robert Menzies, Joe Lyons, Pacific Pact, DFAT, ANZUS Treaty

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has a wonderful collection of historical documents all trapped in pulped wood and not digitally indexed or searchable. (more)

cam, 238 words, 3 comments, Mass Media, DFAT, Au-US FTA, ABC News, Public Interest Advocacy Centre

I was intrigued by this story from the ABC titled; Exports plummet in post-FTA trade. Meaning the Au-US FTA. No figures in the ABC story, so I can't really make my own mind up as to the meat of the story. I am interested as I thought the only bad parts were the Intellectual Property provisions and some quotas on Australian primary producers. I decided to dig a bit further. (more)