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 …

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 …

arbitration in Australia. Some of the material will be incorporated into a chapter in the forthcoming second edition of Simon …, this paper also provides an overview of the key provisions found in Australia's (Model Law based) International Arbitration … arbitration in Australia, especially since 2010 …

wording of the 1992 Australia-Indonesia BIT. It found that the countries had only given a “promise to consent” rather than … the tribunal to reach this surprising interpretation of the Australia-Indonesia BIT. It also considers the potentially … Australia, and (to a lesser extent) some other countries in the region such as Japan. Fortunately for investors, some of those …

investors in Australia. Part I of this paper outlines the complex and potentially far-reaching implications of even the latter … policy stance. Part II revisits some of the economic theory and evidence underlying the related recommendation of Australia … case studies involving investment both in and out of Australia. Part III outlines some less radical ways for Australia …

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 …

. The topic has become particularly controversial for Australia, given its ongoing Free Trade Agreement negotiations with … Japan – which is also considering joining negotiations underway among Australia and 10 other states (including the US) for … an expanded Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. Both Japan and Australia have almost always included ISA protections in …