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China trade talks ’very pleasing’: Crean
20-Nov-2009
Australia’s breakthrough with China on another round of negotiations on a free trade agreement after a 12 month lag is "very pleasing", Trade Minister Simon Crean says.
China pushes trade pact as Vice-Premier Li Keqiang visits
30-Oct-2009
China has signalled it wants fast progress on stalled free trade agreement talks with Australia and to use the "unique" relationship between the countries as a model for Beijing’s relations with other countries.
Hansonite protest out of left field
22-Sep-2009
Signs of community concern over Chinese influence on Australian living standards are shaping up as a key domestic issue for the Rudd government as it struggles to mend its already strained relations with China.
China deal could cost jobs - union
16-Sep-2009
The Rudd Government is being warned the nation will lose more jobs than it will gain if Australia signs a free trade agreement with China.
China-Australia free trade talks go ahead: report
21-Aug-2009 China Daily
Free trade talks between China and Australia will go ahead in Beijing next month despite rocky relations between the two countries, Australia’s Trade Minister Simon Crean was reported as saying on Friday.
Australia Min: Don’t expect Rio issue to hurt China FTA
22-Jul-2009 Dow Jones
Australia’s trade minister said Monday he doesn’t expect the ongoing detention of an Australian employee of Rio Tinto PLC to have lasting implications for economic relations between Australia and China.
Crean looks for new way as China trade negotiator quits
11-May-2009
Canberra has executed a major shift on strategy with Beijing after Australia’s senior negotiator quit stalled free trade agreement talks with China.
Australian trade min urges China to agree free trade pact
7-May-2009 Dow Jones Newswires
Crean has expressed frustration at the slow pace of the FTA negotiations, saying in March talks were "bogged down" just at a time when Australia wanted to develop a framework for a new economic partnership with China, which would include a framework for investment in an FTA.
Dairy industry knocks China FTA
23-Apr-2009 SL Farmonline
The Australian dairy industry has backed the stance by Trade Minister Simon Crean in refusing to accept China’s exclusion of agricultural products from a proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Minister heads to China in search of FTA and global food security agreement
15-Apr-2009 AFN
Australia is seeking undertakings from China to work collaboratively on supporting global food supplies and to accelerate negotiations to forge a free trade agreement that delivers benefits for Australia’s farming, fishing and forestry industries.
Australia looks to FTA to open China to investment
31-Mar-2009
Access to direct investments in China has become a bigger priority for Australia as it negotiates a Free Trade Agreement, Trade Minister Simon Crean told reporters on Tuesday.
FTA with China and Rio deal ’not linked’
17-Mar-2009 Sydney Morning Herald
A free trade deal between China and Australia won’t be conditional on the government giving the green light to Chinalco’s grab for a bigger share of Rio Tinto, Trade Minister Simon Crean says.
China FTA needed: Crean
19-Feb-2009
China needs to come back to the table on a free trade agreement with Australia to improve the investment climate between the two countries, says Trade Minister Simon Crean.