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The Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network (AFTINET) campaigns for fair trade based on human rights, labour rights and environmental sustainability.

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AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · Mar 12

You can take action to urge the government to remove ISDS from existing agreements and to support international cooperation to end ISDS. Sign our petition, send a message to your MP and share our explainer leaflet at aftinet.org.au/clive-palmer...

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AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · 12h

AFTINET convener Dr Pat Ranald has written an op-ed in The Guardian about Clive Palmer's claim to be a Singaporean investor being dismissed by an ISDS tribunal. While the result is a welcome one, it also highlights the absurdity of the ISDS system.

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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

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AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · 5d

Join us for a lunchtime webinar on Tuesday October 21 at 1pm AEDT with the latest research on how ISDS is being used to challenge climate policies worldwide, the next steps in the Clive Palmer cases, and what governments must do. Register now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · 6d

AFTINET has released an updated flyer outlining why ISDS is a threat to climate action, even after a tribunal found against Palmer's first case. Find out why this threat to climate action remains: aftinet.org.au/sites/defaul...

AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · 6d

With the tribunal handing down its result this week about Palmer's ISDS claim against Australia, now is the vital time to keep pressure on the government to take action and remove ISDS from existing agreements. Sign the AFTINET petition now! aftinet.org.au/petition-tra...

AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · 7d

AFTINET convener Pat Ranald shows 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...

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

www.theguardian.com

AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · 9d

A tribunal has rejected Clive Palmer’s $300B claim after he tried to sue Australia as a “Singaporean investor". ISDS is broken and still threatens climate action. aftinet.org.au/internationa...

AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · 12d

The UK’s “Tech Prosperity” deal with the US threatens digital rights, taxes and public services — all to please US Big Tech monopolies. aftinet.org.au/us-uk-tech-d...

AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · 13d

The Trump administration has clarified that the US has no immediate plans to quit the WTO, although it has delayed paying its fees and is breaking WTO rules against raising tariffs and by disabling its dispute settlement process. aftinet.org.au/us-stays-wto...

US stays in the WTO despite breaking its rules as global trade diversifies away from the US | AFTINET

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AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · 13d

Trump is threatening tariffs on countries with tech laws that “discriminate” against Big Tech. Countries pursuing tech regulation could face penalties. aftinet.org.au/trump-tariff...

AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · 14d

A uranium mining project that risked radioactive waste near farms and nature reserves was shut down in Spain. Now, thanks to ISDS, the company wants $1 billion from the Spanish government for being stopped. aftinet.org.au/spain-faces-...

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AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · 16d

The WTO fisheries agreement is in force, but small fishers say it lets the biggest offenders off the hook, addressing illegal and unregulated fishing but not giant trawling vessels conducting overfishing. aftinet.org.au/fishers-orga...

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AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · 19d

Alamos Gold is pulling out of Türkiye, selling its controversial Kazdağları gold project after years of protest and an ongoing $1B ISDS claim. aftinet.org.au/turkiye_sett...

AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · 23d

Fossil fuel companies make up nearly half of all ISDS cases this year. They’re suing over policies that reduce emissions. Governments are being forced to pay polluters. aftinet.org.au/record-numbe...

AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · 26d

The US remains in the WTO despite breaking its rules—using tariffs and blocking dispute resolution—while pushing deregulation for tech firms in global e-commerce talks. aftinet.org.au/us-stays-wto...

AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · 27d

Trump is threatening tariffs on countries that pass digital regulations such as those that target monopolies, disinformation, or protect kids online. aftinet.org.au/trump-tariff...

Trump’s tariff threats over digital regulation rattle global trade partners | AFTINET

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AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · 28d

Make a donation to AFTINET today and help us continue to monitor and campaign for a trading system that supports human rights, labour rights and environmental sustainability. aftinet.org.au/donate

AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · 29d

A record number of fossil fuel companies are using investor rights in trade and investment agreements in 2025 to sue governments for taking action to reduce carbon emissions. aftinet.org.au/record-numbe...

Record number of fossil fuel companies suing governments over climate action | AFTINET

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AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · Sep 8

Trump is threatening tariffs on countries with tech laws that “discriminate” against Big Tech. Countries pursuing tech regulation could face penalties. aftinet.org.au/trump-tariff...

AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · Sep 5

EU officials have hailed the US-EU deal on tariffs as a victory for European values and digital safety, but Trump is already threatening to unravel it. aftinet.org.au/trump-threat...

Trump’s renewed threats to EU and other regulation of Big Tech expose his fake deals | AFTINET

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AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · Sep 4

US and Brazilian civil society organisations have strongly criticised the Trump administration’s tariffs on Brazil, calling them politically motivated and legally groundless. aftinet.org.au/civil-societ...

Civil society groups slam Trump tariffs on Brazil as a favour to Big Tech | AFTINET

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AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · Sep 3

The UK government is being sued after investors in the proposed West Cumbria coal mine launched legal proceedings, joining a growing global list of ISDS cases from fossil fuel companies against government decisions to reduce carbon emissions. aftinet.org.au/uk-sued-cumb...

UK sued over blocked Cumbria coal mine | AFTINET

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AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · Sep 2

Fossil fuel companies are suing governments for taking action to reduce carbon emissions and 2025 is a record year for it. aftinet.org.au/record-numbe...

AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · Aug 29

The EU thought it had a deal with the US. Trump’s latest tariff threats over digital regulation show how fragile these agreements are — and how much power Big Tech still wields. aftinet.org.au/trump-threat...

AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · Aug 28

A new article examines the details and hidden costs of the US' tariff deal with Indonesia, shaped by asymmetrical power dynamics, driven by the United States’ unilateral demands and Indonesia’s constrained bargaining position. www.tni.org/en/article/t...

The US-Indonesia Tariff Deal | Transnational Institute

The outcome of Indonesia's negotiations with the US as announced by Donald Trump on 16 July- which includes an agreement to reduce Indonesia's reciprocal tariffs by 19%- is far from “beneficial”. TNI’...

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AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · Aug 27

Postal services in Australia and several other countries have paused US-bound shipments as all parcels to the US will now face tariffs. aftinet.org.au/trump-tariff...