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The Third World Network has criticised the WHO’s draft Pathogen Access & Benefit-Sharing Annex as legally weak and inequitable, warning it could undermine the fairness principles of the Pandemic Agreement. aftinet.org.au/critics-who-...

YouTube video by Sahita Institute Webinar : Unpacking the ASEAN-Canada Free Trade Agreement (ACAFTA)

Canada and ASEAN are negotiating a new trade deal, but communities are raising alarms about ISDS provisions being included. Civil society groups from both regions held a webinar on why ISDS must be rejected. Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD6O...

The UK has agreed to a 25% rise in wholesale medicine prices after US tariff threats. Australia must not follow and must protect the PBS and reject Trump's pressure. aftinet.org.au/australia-re...

Thailand’s choice to reinstate mining licences during ISDS arbitration shows how investor-state lawsuits can reshape national policy, even before a verdict. aftinet.org.au/kingsgate-th...

A group of United Nations experts has urged governments to undertake fundamental reforms of international investment treaties, warning that the current system undermines human rights, environmental protection, and efforts to address the climate crisis. aftinet.org.au/un-panel-isd...

The US has struck unequal trade deals with four Southeast Asian countries after threatening 50% tariffs. Malaysia and Cambodia have signed one-sided deals favouring US corporate interests, while Thailand and Vietnam have entered “framework” talks. aftinet.org.au/us-announces...

Australia’s new critical minerals deal with the US could trade away labour, environmental, and Indigenous rights for investment promises. aftinet.org.au/US-australia...

A rare full ISDS annulment has erased a $272 million award against South Korea, a welcome result that doesn’t fix the underlying problem: ISDS still allows corporations to bypass domestic courts and challenge public interest decision-making. aftinet.org.au/south-korea-...

Australia lost its COP31 hosting bid but gained the presidency of the negotiations. It is an opportunity to show real leadership by addressing ISDS, a major threat to global climate action. aftinet.org.au/isds-exposed...

YouTube video by AFTINET October 2025 AFTINET Webinar: ISDS - Fossil fuel companies' secret weapon against climate action

AFTINET held a webinar last month on how ISDS acts as a barrier to climate action, discussing it in the context of the result of the first Palmer decision. You can watching a recording of the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=76O3...

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After months of rising food prices, Trump has removed tariffs on beef, coffee, cocoa, bananas and more, while claiming new trade concessions made the tariffs unnecessary. aftinet.org.au/trump-tariff...

I was honoured this week to speak at the Annual Meeting of @aftinet.bsky.social, Australia's fair trade network, on the dangers of Trump's madness for the rest of the world. Here's the full presentation: aftinet.org.au/jim-stanford.... Many thanks to everyone at AFTINET for your stalwart activism!

As COP30 unfolds in Belém, a study has warned that ISDS rules may make Amazon protection expensive for the very governments trying to save it. aftinet.org.au/new-study-is...

YouTube video by AFTINET AFTINET 2025 AGM: Jim Stanford on Canadian resistance to Trump’s policies

Jim Stanford, Director of the Centre for Future Work in Canada, was the guest speaker at the AFTINET AGM last night. He discussed what Donald Trump is doing to the world trade regime. Watch now: youtu.be/_loM08o1kC8

The Wall Street Journal has revealed that the Trump administration is now quietly reversing some key elements of its sweeping “reciprocal” tariff regime, confirming that they were implemented hastily, with little economic rationale or strategic planning. aftinet.org.au/trump-shift-...

The latest UN climate report names Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) as a systemic barrier to climate action. Over $83 billion has already been awarded in investor claims for policies tackling emissions. aftinet.org.au/latest-un-re...

YouTube video by IBON International From Trade Deal to Corporate Takeover: Threats of Lawsuit Abuse in RCEP

AFTINET's Pat Ranald joined the Power from the Ground podcast to discuss the dangers of ISDS giving corporations the power to sue governments over climate and social policies.

Watch: youtu.be/11mH38wKyyU

Listen: spoti.fi/3rOLcgd

YouTube video by AFTINET October 2025 AFTINET Webinar: ISDS - Fossil fuel companies' secret weapon against climate action

AFTINET held a webinar recently on how ISDS acts as a barrier to climate action, discussing it in the context of the result of the first Palmer decision. You can watching a recording of the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=76O3...

The Third World Network has criticised the WHO’s draft Pathogen Access & Benefit-Sharing Annex as legally weak and inequitable, warning it could undermine the fairness principles of the Pandemic Agreement. aftinet.org.au/critics-who-...

Read and share AFTINET's updated flyer outlining why ISDS is a threat to climate action, even after a tribunal found against Palmer's first case. ISDS' threat to climate action remains: aftinet.org.au/sites/defaul...

Palmer has threatened to challenge the findings of the ISDS tribunal that found he was not a Singaporean investor, while pursuing other claims against the Australian government. Now's the time to pressure the government to take stronger action. Sign the petition now! aftinet.org.au/petition-tra...

Clive Palmer’s multibillion dollar claims make a mockery of a tribunal that allows foreign investors to challenge court decisions | Patricia Ranald The billionaire’s last three cases are part of a growing global list from fossil fuel companies against government decisions to reduce carbon emissions

AFTINET convener Pat Ranald outlines in The Guardian how Clive Palmer’s $420B ISDS claims highlight a broader danger of fossil fuel companies using trade rules to block climate action. The system is rigged and needs to change. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A group of United Nations experts has urged governments to undertake fundamental reforms of international investment treaties, warning that the current system undermines human rights, environmental protection, and efforts to address the climate crisis. aftinet.org.au/un-panel-isd...

The US has struck unequal trade deals with four Southeast Asian countries after threatening 50% tariffs. Malaysia and Cambodia have signed one-sided deals favouring US corporate interests, while Thailand and Vietnam have entered “framework” talks. aftinet.org.au/us-announces...

Australia’s new critical minerals deal with the US could trade away labour, environmental, and Indigenous rights for investment promises. aftinet.org.au/US-australia...

YouTube video by AFTINET October 2025 AFTINET Webinar: ISDS - Fossil fuel companies' secret weapon against climate action

AFTINET held a webinar last week on how ISDS acts as a barrier to climate action, discussing it in the context of the result of the first Palmer decision. You can watching a recording of the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=76O3...

The Wall Street Journal has revealed that the Trump administration is now quietly reversing some key elements of its sweeping “reciprocal” tariff regime, confirming that they were implemented hastily, with little economic rationale or strategic planning. aftinet.org.au/trump-shift-...

It's your last chance to register for AFTINET's webinar this Tuesday October 21 at 1pm AEDT on how ISDS is being used to challenge climate policies worldwide, the next steps in the Clive Palmer cases, and what governments must do. Don't miss out! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

A tribunal has rejected Clive Palmer’s $300B claim after he tried to sue Australia as a “Singaporean investor" but he's challenging the decision and the threat posed by ISDS remains strong. Sign our petition, send a message to your MP and share our explainer leaflet at aftinet.org.au/clive-palmer...