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Australia and New Zealand

Steven Ciobo Reappointed As Australian Trade Minister
(File Document)
July 19, 2016
Australian Ambassador Rules Out TPP Side Letters, Renegotiation
(Daily News)
June 24, 2016

Australia's ambassador to the United States has made clear to the U.S. government and business groups that demanding commitments beyond those reflected in the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a nonstarter, regardless of the form they would take.
Australia Rejects Notion Of Additional TPP Commitments In Letter To Froman, Business Groups
(Text Document)
June 24, 2016
New Zealand To Host Public Discussions On TISA June 22, 28 To Boost Input, Transparecy
(Text Document)
June 20, 2016
McClay Calls For Improved RCEP Market Access Offers As Negotiating Round Starts
(Text Document)
June 13, 2016
McClay Aims To Boost Public Transparency, Participation In RCEP Negotiations
(Text Document)
June 09, 2016
McClay Touts EGA Benefits For NZ, Statement From OECD Meeting
(Text Document)
June 03, 2016
New Zealand 2016 Budget Includes $4.6 Million In FTA Implementation Funds
(Text Document)
June 01, 2016
Australian Trade Minister Dismisses Accusations By Opposition Party; Says There Is No Renegotiating Of Biologics Market Exclusivity In TPP
(Text Document)
May 23, 2016
Debate On Biologics Emerges In Australian Election; Ambassador Warns Of U.S. TPP Delay
(Daily News)
May 23, 2016

The fight over the period of market exclusivity for biologics under the Trans-Pacific Partnership has become a point of controversy in Australia's federal election slated for July, with the opposition Labor Party charging that the current government seeking reelection will concede to further changes to the marketing exclusivity period for biologics with the effect of driving up drug prices.
NZ Negotiators To Hold Public Discussion At June RCEP Round
(Text Document)
May 20, 2016
TPP Ministers Review Progress During Meeting On Margins Of APEC Trade Ministers Gathering
(Text Document)
May 18, 2016
New Zealand Maori Come Out Against TPP Citing Deal's Potential To Undermine Treaty Of Waitangi
(Text Document)
May 16, 2016
Obama, Australian PM Turnbull Talk TPP Timing, Steel Overcapacity; Earnest Says WH Looking For Vote This Year
(Text Document)
May 16, 2016
Groser: Critics Frame Biologics, Patent Term Extension Debate Incorrectly
(Daily News)
May 16, 2016

Critics are incorrectly framing the Trans-Pacific Partnership's final outcomes on biologics and patent term extension by focusing their complaints on what is required by the agreement as opposed to what actually occurs on the ground in TPP countries, New Zealand's Ambassador to the U.S and former Trade Minister Tim Groser said on May 13.
In Close Vote, New Zealand's Parliament Takes First Step Toward Ratifying TPP
(Daily News)
May 16, 2016

New Zealand's Parliament on May 12 narrowly approved the first of three readings of a bill to implement its Trans-Pacific Partnership obligations in a 62 to 59 vote.
NZ MP Accuses USTR Of Pressuring Government On Biologics After Deal Signed; TPP Debate Begins In Parliament
(Text Document)
May 12, 2016
McClay Slams Labor Opposing TPP, Reversing Traditional Position On Trade
(Text Document)
May 10, 2016
TPP Bill Introduced In NZ Parliament Along With Bill To Make Required Domestic Legal Changes
(Text Document)
May 09, 2016
USTR, Australian Officials Discuss Status Of TPP Approval During Bilateral FTA Meeting
(Text Document)
May 05, 2016

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