Any discussion of zonal tax rates immediately raises constitutional issues. The chances of changing section 99 of the Constitution by referendum on this issue are zero, |
As authority is transferred back to an Iraqi administration in mid-2004, the reconstruction of vital oil installations will provide jobs, skills and technology to the Iraq people. |
Australian service suppliers and investors in sectors such as legal, financial and professional services, telecoms, education and environmental services will be the main beneficiaries of the FTA, |
Australian service suppliers and investors in sectors such as legal, financial and professional services, telecoms, education and environmental services will be the main beneficiaries of the FTA. |
Certainly (arbitration) is the other avenue of pursuit open to us (but) I believe that through the current process we will achieve a satisfactory outcome, |
enormous opportunities to Australian companies interested in profiting in the world's largest and most dynamic economy. |
France and other EU members have taken the EU to the brink of collapsing the round, |
I don't believe the meeting should be postponed, even if the EU does not put forward a better proposal, ... I believe that the EU and France would need to account for their actions before the parliament of world opinion. |
I don't have an answer to that. |
I'm not as optimistic as I was, but it's not all over. The parties are still talking, |
I'm not here to sign up a deal or identify tenders -- just to ensure that Australian companies have access to the competitive tender process run by the Iraqi Grain Board in the future. |
I've seen the reports and, yes, our consular officials from Cairo are currently seeking to confirm those reports and to provide consular assistance to the Australian women, but there are not too many more details available, |
In a competitive market any buyer wants to buy commodities at the best prices they can. Sellers of quality products want to get the best prices they can. |
In the December round of talks, there will be detailed negotiations on draft chapters of the agreement on services and investment and the first in-depth consideration of market access for goods. It will be our third round of talks since we started negotiations in March this year, |
It is the European Union that is standing isolated, still standing against the agreement of this text, ... It is not the Cairns Group, it is not Australia, it is not the United States, it is not Japan holding out at this stage. |