[The US and Australia have a Free Trade Agreement... the Ozies are discovering it's implications for their media... they should have learned from the US-Canada FTA ... are there lessons that Canada should be learning from the Ozies? George] 

Fear of the fine print: another look at the FTA and local media
(Media Report: 11/03/2004)
URL:
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/mediarpt/stories/s1062282.htm

Despite the fanfare and publicity, the gloss is wearing off the US
Australian Free Trade Agreement. The finer details are only now emerging
about what we committed to. So what does this mean for our media?

See also
The Media Study Group's first Report is now available!
mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  http://www.mediastudygroup.com

Australia's media fears free trade
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2985302.stm
Thursday, 12 June, 2003, 17:12 GMT 18:12 UK

Will a US free trade agreement be good for us?
October 27, 2003
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/26/1067103266149.html
The much-touted Australia/US Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) hardly seems to involve any special favours for Australia. There is nothing so far that suggests Australia will get a better deal than Canada, which forms part of the North American Free Trade Agreement. 




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