As in some developing countries and more recently some developed countries worldwide and in the Asian region, Australia … Australia regarding its tobacco plain packaging legislation, in 2011 by Philip Morris Asia under an old BIT with Hong Kong …. However, Australia signed bilateral FTAs with Korea in 2014 and with China in 2015, including ISDS protections, prompting …

coverage in Australia (Part 1). The policy shift leaves a strong sense of déjà vu, namely the Gillard Government Trade Policy … Statement of 2011 that eschewed ISDS for Australia until its general election of 2013, and New Zealand's stance complicates … been little reported (Part 3). There has also been very little reporting about ISDS case developments related to Australia …

Recent federal trade policy commitments could protect Australia’s tobacco control legislation and the Pharmaceutical …

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 …

Significant changes to Australia’s foreign investment screening policy came into effect in 2021, modifying the Foreign … investments in Australia, including the potential for review of investments that have already been lawfully admitted into the … country. These developments increase the risk of conflict with international investment law, as reflected in Australia …