Indigenous Australians and the Australia- United States free trade agreement

Davis, M

Indigenous Australians and the Australia- United States free trade agreement

Davis, M

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Publisher:: University of New South Wales
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Davis Megan 2004, 'Indigenous Australia and the Australia- United States free trade agreement', UNSW, vol. 5, no. 30, pp. 1-7.
Issue Date:: 2004

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Davis, M	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-20T13:01:35Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-20T13:01:35Z
dc.date.issued	2004	en_US
dc.identifier	2004002370	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Davis Megan 2004, 'Indigenous Australia and the Australia- United States free trade agreement', UNSW, vol. 5, no. 30, pp. 1-7.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1328-5475	en_US
dc.identifier.other	C1	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/964
dc.description.abstract	From the outset the potential for a free trade agreement with the United States resulted in intense media speculation and political lobbying by predominantly business and industry groups as well as community groups and Opposition parties to ensure that the Australian Government negotiated a fair deal that reflects their interests. On 8 February 2004, Australia announced it had finalised negotiations with the United States (US FTA)[1] In the wake of the text's belated release, public commentary is divided between those who argue the agreement can only be beneficial for Australia's economy and those who argue that it weakens Australian citizens' rights, diminishes Australian sovereignty or that the gains will be insignificant.[2] Yet a notable absence from the media coverage has been an Indigenous voice. In particular the absence of any ATSIS/ ATSIC voice should be of concern to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This article explores what constitutes a free trade agreement and what relevance the US FTA is to Indigenous Australia.	en_US
dc.publisher	University of New South Wales	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Indigenous Law Bulletin	en_US
dc.title	Indigenous Australians and the Australia- United States free trade agreement	en_US
dc.type	Journal article
utslib.citation.volume	5	en_US
utslib.citation.number	30	en_US
utslib.location	Sydney, Australia	en_US
utslib.citation.startpage	1	en_US
utslib.citation.endpage	7	en_US
utslib.identifier.org	Jumbunna	en_US
utslib.copyright.status	open_access

Abstract:

From the outset the potential for a free trade agreement with the United States resulted in intense media speculation and political lobbying by predominantly business and industry groups as well as community groups and Opposition parties to ensure that the Australian Government negotiated a fair deal that reflects their interests. On 8 February 2004, Australia announced it had finalised negotiations with the United States (US FTA)[1] In the wake of the text's belated release, public commentary is divided between those who argue the agreement can only be beneficial for Australia's economy and those who argue that it weakens Australian citizens' rights, diminishes Australian sovereignty or that the gains will be insignificant.[2] Yet a notable absence from the media coverage has been an Indigenous voice. In particular the absence of any ATSIS/ ATSIC voice should be of concern to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This article explores what constitutes a free trade agreement and what relevance the US FTA is to Indigenous Australia.

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