November 2023
- Opinion
- China relations
Australia ‘negotiating’ wine tariffs that shouldn’t have been imposed
Anti-dumping tariffs should be scrapped. But they become cover for China’s political retaliation against Australian trade.
January 2023
- Opinion
- China relations
Wine and barley are the best tests of the thaw with Beijing
There is now political will to end the trade stand-off between China and Australia. An anti-dumping settlement at the WTO would be a face-saving route for both.
March 2022
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
How Australia can use WTO rules to sanction Russia
Canberra could remove Russia’s ‘most favoured nation’ status under the World Trade Organisation, piling more pressure on Moscow’s trade-exposed economy.
July 2021
- Opinion
- WTO
Trade and climate are on a collision course at the WTO
The WTO and the Paris Climate Accord stand at odds. The compromise needs to be based on what nations can do now, not promise for 29 years’ time.
June 2021
- Opinion
- G7 summit
G7 gives grounds for optimism about WTO reform
The trade policy detail included in the summit declaration means there is real hope of defusing global tensions and quieting the ‘drums of war’.
May 2020
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
Bypassing Trump's fake complaints paves way for WTO renewal
Australia, China and others have revitalised rules-based trade with a surrogate dispute system to replace the one undermined by Washington.