How selling off the port of Darwin led Australia to get Sued | The West Report
We warned about this China deal by Tony Abbott. Australia’s free trade agreement with China has been sold as a win for exporters, investors and national interests. But hidden beneath the fine print was a mechanism to allow foreign companies to sue Australia if government decisions hurt their profits.
Now, with Donald Trump’s trade war back on the agenda and tensions between Washington and Beijing reshaping global politics, Australia is once again caught in the middle. Michael West explains how the China Australia Free Trade Agreement, the Port of Darwin lease, Clive Palmer’s billion-dollar legal battle and investor-state dispute resolution reveal the true cost of dismantling sovereignty in the name of “free trade”.
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“Free trade agreement”, what? Chinese sue Australia over Darwin Port
“Free trade agreement”, what? Chinese sue Australia over Darwin Port
Trade deal essentially means ‘we lost’
Trade deal essentially means ‘we lost’
Andrew Robb’s $880K China consultancy launched a day before 2016 election
Andrew Robb’s $880K China consultancy launched a day before 2016 election
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00:00: Australia is caught between China and America
03:04: How trade agreements allow companies to sue governments
07:02: Clive Palmer and the cost of ISDS
Michael West was founded Michael West Media Focusing on public interest journalism in 2016, particularly the increasing power of corporations over democracy. West was formerly a journalist and editor for Fairfax newspapers, a columnist for News Corp and was even once a stockbroker.
