international trade

Vital Signs: Yes, we need to make things in Australia, but not like in the past

19 Oct 2020

There's a strong case for more strategic local manufacturing. There's little case for making cars and trains in Australia.

JW Nevile Fellow in Economics Tim Harcourt, UNSW Business School.

An end to trade tensions

03 Sep 2020

Trade tensions will resolve themselves because of China's economic needs, says international trade expert.

Australia-UK free trade deal: What does this mean for Australian businesses post-Brexit?

24 Jun 2020

Australian exporters want a trade agreement with the UK as well as the EU, says international trade expert.

Barley, beef and bullies: trade tensions in a COVID-19 world

14 May 2020

Trade boycotts do not usually work and will come at a great cost to the country imposing the ban, says international trade expert Tim Harcourt.

Myth busted: China’s status as a developing country gives it few benefits in the World Trade Organisation

08 Oct 2019

In complaining about China's alleged special treatment by the World Trade Organization, US President Donald Trump and Australia's Scott Morrison are pointing to something that isn't really there.

Vital Signs: having a bob each way on US and China is Australia's own super power

28 Jun 2019

Australia can't afford to pick sides between the United States and China. That's a good thing.

Mates rates will do nothing to help Australia in global trade war

12 Mar 2018

Australia’s exemption from Donald Trump’s steel tariff does not remove the risks of an international trade war, writes Tim Harcourt.

Vital Signs: What the Davos meeting is good for

26 Jan 2018

The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in the Swiss resort town of Davos has become a bit like the Academy Awards but it remains important for the Australian economy, writes Richard Holden.

Australia’s tenuous place in the new global economy

14 Nov 2017

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

Australia-China trade depends on battlers, not billionaires

04 Sep 2014

We should listen more to the little Aussie battler and less to our opinionated billionaires when planning our long-term business strategies in China, writes Tim Harcourt.