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AFC Trade Bulletin 24 February 2004
- Australia-US Free Trade Agreement negotiations conclude
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AFC Trade Bulletin 19 November 2003
- Australia-US Free Trade Agreement timetable
- DFAT briefing on audiovisual trade developments at the close of fourth round negotiations
- Prime Minister John Howard’s background briefing after meeting US President George Bush
- Trade Minister Mark Vaile on new media: “We will not be undermining our ability to deliver good public policy”
- Senator Robert Hill: “The government has made its attitude clear on the importance of cultural values and stands by those statements”
- AFC releases research: “Future Audiovisual Services: Options for Supporting Australian Content”
- Feature film and TV drama production drops dramatically in Australia in 2002/03
- US Congress to vote on tax breaks for Hollywood studios
- ASDA, MEEA, SPAA and AWG call press conference on proposed standstill agreement
- UNESCO lays framework for international instrument for cultural diversity
- International Association of Writers’ Guilds resolution in support of cultural diversity in free trade agreements
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AFC Trade Bulletin 22 October 2003
- Free trade agreement timetable
- AFC delegation lobbies key politicians and US audiovisual stakeholders in Washington and Los Angeles
- Trade Minister Vaile: We will not sell out the Australian film and television industry
- US television now 69% of Australian program imports, audiovisual exports hit 10-year low
- MEAA rallies support for cultural reservations
- Increasing levels of US TV raise concern in the bush
- New AFC commissioned book on trade: America’s Pie: Culture and Trade after 9/11
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AFC Trade Bulletin 28 August 2003
- Free trade agreement timetable
- Federal Trade Minister Mark Vaile: cultural questions on notice
- Indigenous artists support cultural exemptions in FTA
- Australia Council Chief Executive Jennifer Bott’s Bangarra event speech
- Federal Minister for the Arts and Sport, Senator the Hon Rod Kemp’s Bangarra event speech
- Deborah Mailman: Indigenous heritage an important part of our cultural and media industries
- Tony Maniaty: an increasing number of American ads on Australian television signal the dangers of cultural imports
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AFC Trade Bulletin 5 August 2003
- Gillian Armstrong and Judi McCrossin give personal accounts of how cultural policy measures ensure Australian content on our screens, and sustain our film and television industries
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AFC Trade Bulletin 14 July 2003
- The Duel: International Stage a Taut Backdrop for Local Drama
- Australian Audiovisual Industry Organisations Respond to Former Australian Trade Negotiator Greg Robinson
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AFC Trade Bulletin 17 June 2003
- Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward in Canberra for Trade Discussions with government
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AFC Trade Bulletin 11 June 2003
- Sydney Film Festival Forum: Free Trade or Local Culture? Is it a choice?
- MEAA launch Free To Be Australian campaign
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AFC Trade Bulletin 5 June 2003
Vaile warns US Trade Negotiators on Culture Protection
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AFC Trade Bulletin 3 June 2003
- Valenti's cultural standstill confirmed by trade negotiatiors
- Kim Dalton: "Valenti's words no comfort for Aussie industry"
- Trade Minister Vaile: "We will ensure our capacity to support Australian culture is not watered down"
- FTA timeline: "a comprehensive agreement by the end of 2003"
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AFC Trade Bulletin 23 May 2003
- AFC calls for cultural exemptions in Trade Agreements in Cannes
- Valenti's 'status quo' could bring Australian audiovisual culture to a standstill
- Sea change looms: Deborah Parsons and Glenda Hambly on a fragile industry
- AFC Industry Briefings on Trade Treaties
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