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Tim Harcourt

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit faces an accelerating tide of protectionism, says UNSW Business School's Tim Harcourt.

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Removing trade and other barriers between ASEAN countries would create a more effective regional block, writes Fariborz Moshirian.

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Richard Holden considers how Australia should navigate the current turbulent political and economic climate.

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We have to be better at helping the minority who lose out from free trade and free movement of labour, writes Richard Holden.

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The major parties have some work to do to tackle the protectionist threats from the populist left and right, writes Tim Harcourt.

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Analysis reveals the benefits of free trade deals don't flow as evenly as expected.

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Leaked negotiations from a key trade deal show radical plans to deregulate services in Australia, including banking and childcare, writes Philip Dorling.

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As our major trading partners expand their legal procurement-linked industry policies, Australia is swimming against the tide by voluntarily abandoning its own, writes Elizabeth Thurbon.

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Australia’s relationship with China can progress to a new level if China agrees to sign a free trade agreement during the federal governmen's trade mission, Australian School of Business economist Tim Harcourt says.

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The promise of free trade zones and their apparent rapid national proliferation gives the Australian investment community every reason to be optimistic about China’s sustainable future, writes Laurie Pearcey. 

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