Australia seeks to ease US fears on delay free trade deal
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Australia played down US fears that amendments attached to pharmaceutical provisions in their free trade agreement could delay its implementation.
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A free trade agreement between the United States and Australia should be completed by next week, Trade Minister Mark Vaile says.
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A US team is in Australia on a low-profile visit to discuss Canberra's commitment to Washington's planned missile defence program, the Department of Defence said.
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MAXINE McKEW: The ink&#39;s barely dry on Australia&#39;s free trade agreement with the United States - and now there&#39;s talk of a similar deal to cover the entire Asia Pacific.
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Iraq and climate change dominate talks between US and Australian leaders ahead of an Asia-Pacific  summit.
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Australian ministers will urge Pacific rim leaders to do more to free up global trade and fight terrorism when they attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Chile this week.
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Australia and the United States have missed a key deadline for their free trade agreement (FTA) but Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile said on Monday he remained confident the deal would start as planned on January 1.
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The federal government&#39;s refusal to sign a non-aggression pact with Australia&#39;s Asian neighbours is causing tension ahead of Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s visit to the ASEAN leaders&#39; summit in Laos, a newspaper report says.
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Prime Minister John Howard said Friday he is unlikely to sign a nonaggression pact with Australia&#39;s Asian neighbors. The issue is reportedly causing tension ahead of Howard&#39;s visit
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New Zealand&#39;s &quot;friends&quot; in Washington will soon make another push to have the administration consider a free trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and NZ, Prime Minister Helen Clark said yesterday.
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VIENTIANE, LAOS - Prime Minister Helen Clark is keeping out of a diplomatic row between Australia and the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) over Australian Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s refusal to sign a non-aggression pact.
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The US calls on leaders of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation group to help revive talks on a global trade deal.
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A free trade deal with China would mean billions of dollars of economic benefits for Australia, Trade Minister Mark Vaile said. In an interview with The Australian newspaper, Mr Vaile has predicted for the
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Republican leaders in the U.S. House  of Representatives will likely delay a vote on a free trade  pact with Peru until after the November 7 congressional  election, U.S. trade experts said on Wednesday.
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Australia&#39;s government yesterday reassured its Asian neighbors that suggestions of pre-emptive strikes against overseas extremist bases would not target its partners in the war against terror.
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Australia's government moved to reassure its Asian neighbours that plans for pre-emptive strikes on overseas terrorist bases would not involve attacks on its partners in the war against terror.
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MAXINE MCKEW: The Prime Minister has gently steered his Government back onto the official diplomatic line about Australia&#39;s military obligations to America.