This paper outlines the historical evolution of Australia's foreign direct investment (FDI) regulation generally, under …). This sets the stage for closer analysis of the policy and politics in Australia over treaty-based investor-state dispute …

Australia is the first developed state to openly indicate that it will no longer agree to the adoption of arbitration … in Australia charged by the federal treasurer with the specific task of making recommendations on future trade and trade … recommendations for changes to ISA that may reasonably accommodate some perceived deficiencies in it, that redress some of Australia …

Australia has successfully defended its first investment treaty claim, brought by Philip Morris Asia Ltd under the … bilateral investment treaty between Australia and Hong Kong. As researchers investigate the impact of such claims on treaty … design, Australia provides an interesting case study. While causation between the Philip Morris claim and the drafting of …