Home / Research / A backdoor to higher medicine prices? Intellectual property and the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement A backdoor to higher medicine prices? Intellectual property and the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement Buddhima Lokuge Thomas Alured Faunce Richard Denniss co-Chief Executive Officer Resources Media Release US FTA negotiators seek backdoor to higher medicine prices Full report apo-nid8188 Published December 1, 2003 / 23 years ago Topics EconomicsInternational & Security AffairsLaw, Society & Culture Tags HealthTrade & Foreign Aid Share Copy link Share Related Resources November 21, 2025 Foreign aid and climate finance, Australia’s dismal track record Despite talk and agreements, developing nations are effectively receiving no climate finance from Australia, or any other nation. by Matt Saunders and Richard Denniss May 1, 2003 Trading in Our Health System? The impact of the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Examines a possible trade-off the Australian Government might be tempted to make in order to achieve a Free Trade Agreement with the US.... by Kamalini Lokuge and Richard Denniss February 5, 2014 A democracy deficit? The results of the survey of the Australia Institute reveal that even though only 11 per cent of respondents were aware of the TPP, the majority, once informed of it,... by Kerrie Tucker
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