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UK Urged To Join Trade Deals Post-Brexit

May 3, 2017, 3:17 am
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The UK has been urged to join multi-lateral trade agreements being abandoned by US President, Donald Trump, with Australia's High Commissioner in London, Alexander Downer, stating Australia would have no objection to Britain joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.

The UK has been urged to join existing trade agreements such as NAFTA and TPP  (photo: USFUNDS.com)

   Written by James Skinner

Leading figures on global trade addressing the 2017 Prosperity conference in Westminster, said the UK should focus on joining existing trade agreements when it leaves the EU, expected by March 31st, 2019.

The conference coincided with reports from Washington that the US may withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) altogether, instead of revising the current deal between Canada, Mexico and the United States.

President Trump has already said the US will quit the Trade Pacific Partnership (TPP) of which Australia is a member.

The UK's Minister for Brexit, David Davis, said at the conference that the UK's departure from the EU "should not be viewed through a protectionist lens," as John Weekes - Canada's former chief negotiator on NAFTA - said he would advise the UK's Trade Secretary, Liam Fox, to step into the United States' place so the UK wouldn't have to start new trade agreements from scratch.

"It would make a lot of sense for the UK to join the NAFTA. There is an accession clause in NAFTA," he said. Respective of TPP, Weekes also claimed that "although its called the Trans-Pacific Partnership, why not think from a UK perspective of joining that? In many ways the TPP agreement is already a modernisation of the NAFTA because it involves the three NAFTA countries and it's kind of an update of the NAFTA".

Without the United States, the TPP involves Australia, Canada and New Zealand, along with additional countries including Mexico, Singapore and Vietnam.

Australia's High Commissioner to the UK, Alexander Downer, said Australia would welcome the UK into the TPP once its departure from the EU is finalised.

"I think the TPP will go ahead myself. The TPP is 40 per cent of global GDP if you include the US, and even if you don't, its still a big part of the global GDP, could the UK join that? We wouldn't have any objection," he said.

"Setting up new structures would be a laborious way to start. I think better to start with bilateral agreements and have a look if there are other plural-lateral agreements you might like to think of joining."

      
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Which Friends Does Britain Want After Brexit?

May 5, 2017, 4:24 am
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Which countries do Britons regard most favourably? Our neighbours and partners in the EU? Our ally and protector, the United States? Chatham House and YouGov has polled opinion on this, and results are consistent over time – and not close.

Britain should favour trade & diplomacy with Canada, Australia & New Zealand after Brexit  (photo: CNN)

   Written by Andrew Lilico

There are three countries Britons regard enormously more favourably than anyone else – Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

Each of these gets around 45 per cent favourability ratings and approximately zero unfavourability. The next closest is the US, with over 30 per cent favourability and around 10 per cent unfavourability, comparable on net balance with the best European performer, the Netherlands, at around 25 per cent favourability and 1 per cent unfavourability.

Interestingly, another English-speaking country, Ireland, gets only around 20 per cent favourability (and 10 per cent unfavourability) suggesting (if the US example weren’t enough) that the attitude to Australia, New Zealand and Canada is not purely one of common language, history and race.

Neither, given India gets only around 5% favourability and 10 per cent unfavourability, can it be seen as a Commonwealth linkage.

With Britain having joined the EEC (now EU) in 1973, it is remarkable that such overwhelmingly favourable attitudes to these three countries remains – two generations of intimate social, economic and political intercourse with our European friends and neighbours has not made Britons anything like as favourably inclined to anyone in Europe as they continue to be to Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

At some level, the reason is obvious: Canadians, Australians and New Zealanders are “Britons abroad” – sundered brethren. Perhaps the Irish and the Americans have some of that as well, but the Canadians, Australians and New Zealanders never turned against Britain.

Visiting these countries, Britons feel they know how people think – they comprehend them in a way quite different from that in France or Brazil or Pakistan. Obviously there is a racial mix similarity element, though the mix is not identical (relative to the UK there are, at least in many areas, more Chinese visible in Canada and Australia, whilst in New Zealand about 20 per cent of the population is Maori or Pacific Islander). These countries have the same (German) royal family that Britain does – and it is good for the position of the royals in those countries to remember that it is not an English royal family.

When Britain leaves the EU, it will want new friends in the world. Collectively, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK (the “CANZUK” countries) would have a surface area larger than Russia, the fourth largest economic area in the world (around $6tr), around 60 per cent of the trade volume of the US, and a GDP/capita higher than that of the US. A CANZUK federation would be an economic and political alliance with those countries to which Britons are overwhelmingly more favourably inclined than anyone else – and have remained so for many decades after making more intimate economic and political deals with others. Our CANZUK partners would be much our closely constitutional matches.

If we want new friends after leaving the EU, the first place to look should be our sundered brethren, with whom we would be collectively strong and naturally mesh.

      
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Canada Should ''Help Shape Brexit'' With Trade Deal

May 8, 2017, 2:58 pm
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Canada should be actively pursuing free trade with the United Kingdom even as it pushes ahead with CETA, says former Canadian federal cabinet minister Peter MacKay.

Peter Mackay has stated Canada should pursue free trade with the UK  (photo: The Canadian Press)

Written by Julius Melnitzer - Financial Post

“As a trusted friend, honest broker and ally to both the U.K. and the European Union, Canada can pursue free trade with the U.K. without undermining CETA,” said MacKay, who is currently a partner at Baker & McKenzie LLP in Toronto. “Canada is also positioned to help shape Brexit.”

McKay’s comments followed on his address to the Canada-UK Chamber of Commerce at the House of Lords on Friday, during which he provided his perspective on a shopping list of what Canadians would like to see from Brexit.

Heading up MacKay’s wish list is the continuation of tariff-free, cross-border trade in goods between the U.K. and the EU.

“This will preserve established supply chains of which Canadian business and investments form an integral part on both sides of the channel,” MacKay said.

Preserving the high level of cross-border trade in wholesale financial services between the U.K. and the EU is also a top priority. MacKay believes this will maintain financial stability in the near term while creating the conditions for Canadian financial firms to assist in broadening and deepening the EU’s own capital markets union.

Continued mutual access to airspace, transportation links, energy markets, and telecommunication networks would benefit Canada as well. Canadian pension funds have invested heavily in the infrastructure required to support these sectors in the U.K. and in the EU. MacKay said Canadians would like to keep investing in such infrastructure, but need stability in the regulatory environment to do that.

MacKay, who held federal cabinet posts in foreign affairs, justice and defence, believes that Canada should offer up assistance to the U.K. in its negotiations for access to the EU market. The EU Parliament passed the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement in February. Canada’s Parliament is expected to approve the deal before the end of the year.

“CETA gave us a lot of expertise in crafting access to a single market and the U.K. could do far worse than reach out to senior people in our departments of international trade for help in their negotiations with the EU,” MacKay said. “They could certainly learn from our experience.”

      
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Over 190,000 People Sign CANZUK Petition

May 11, 2017, 10:23 pm
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CANZUK International's online petition, advocating the free movement of citizens between Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, has received over 190,000 signatures (and is continuing to rise).

Over 190,000 people have signed our online petition promoting CANZUK freedom of movement

Our support is growing rapidly every day, and members of the public (as well as high-profile politicians and diplomats) are pledging their support for visa free/work permit free travel for citizens between the CANZUK nations.

Our petition is also one of the most viewed petitions on Change.org this month, as thousands of people have signed and shared online, demonstrating huge support for our proposals across the world and promoting our cause as one of the fastest growing issues within international politics.

The campaign is making tremendous progress, and we are determined to continue increasing our awareness so free movement will be adopted as official immigration policy of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

However, we can only achieve this with your continued support…


How Can I Help?


Sign and share our online petition– with over 190,000 signatures, our petition is being viewed daily by politicians, diplomats and government officials across the world. The more signatures we receive, the more we demonstrate global support for our initiative, providing a mandate for our respective governments to adopt free movement as official immigration policy.

To sign our online petition,please click here.


Donate - we rely solely on financial donations from the general public to ensure that free movement between Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom is recognised and discussed among MPs, senior government officials and diplomats.

Please help us continue our campaign bydonating today.


Contact your local MP– change within our parliaments begins with parliamentary members drafting Bills and promoting causes which the public support. By writing to your local MP, you are asking them to represent your voice in parliament and advocate CANZUK free movement within their respective national governments.

For details about contacting your local Member of Parliament,please click here.


We sincerely appreciate all support and efforts made to promote freedom of movement between Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and with your help, CANZUK International will continue to advocate, and achieve, free movement policies between these four countries.


      
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Canadian Politician Backs CANZUK Free Trade Deal

May 15, 2017, 7:35 am
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A senior Canadian member of parliament and candidate for leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Michael Chong MP, has publicly declared his support for establishing free trade between Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK after Brexit.

Michael Chong has urged CANZUK free trade once Brexit negotiations are concluded  (photo: Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press)

   Written by James Skinner

Interviewing with A Strong Canada, Chong was asked how he would ensure Canadian interests are protected in negotiating free trade deals once the United Kingdom officially withdraws from the European Union in 2019.

Chong responded: "I think its a good idea to explore a new trade deal with Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, particularly in light of the Brexit vote".

His comments come after numerous MPs previously declared their support for CANZUK free trade and free movement, with Erin O'Toole adopting a CANZUK initiative as part of his campaign platform, with Andrew Scheer and Chris Alexander also advocating greater ties between the countries.


      
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''Global Britain'' Looks To The Emerging Anglosphere

May 18, 2017, 8:56 am
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What lies beyond Brexit? This is not just a question for the United Kingdom and the European Union, but also one that will reverberate around the world, and one answer is “the Anglosphere”.

Theresa May will look to the Anglosphere for post-Brexit ties  (photo: Andrew Yates/Reuters)

Published byThe Conversation

Often spoken of as an alternative to the UK’s membership of the EU, the Anglosphere is the other side of the Brexit coin.

But what is this novel ideology, which rose to prominence during the Brexit referendum? Where did it come from, and how will it affect Australia?

The origins of the Anglosphere concept were first presented in the late 19th century. Imperial federation was proposed as an alternative to growing instability within the British Empire and growing competition from external rivals (not least the US).

However, although having some influential friends such as one of Australia’s founding fathers, Alfred Deakin, the proposition lacked sufficient precision in terms of its form and purpose. The dream faded.

Nevertheless, the concept of the “English-speaking peoples” was not totally dead. Brief periods of political support manifested but quickly passed, particularly in pivotal moments of change.

During the second world war, and as the UK prepared to “abandon” its empire and join the European Economic Community, support for the English-speaking peoples as a political community was strengthened.

More recently, the Anglosphere has been advanced by an influential international alliance of predominantly conservative politicians, commentators and public intellectuals. This loose grouping shares an insurgent ideological and geopolitical agenda that informs ambitions for an alternative world order, including Britain’s withdrawal from the EU and the EU’s eventual collapse.

During the Brexit referendum, senior politicians in the “Leave” campaign – such as Nigel Farage, Michael Gove, Daniel Hannan, and David Davis – also made explicit reference to the potential of the Anglosphere.

The Anglosphere provided a point of commonality between the different groups supporting Brexit. But such commonality can be deceptive. British national self-interest has often overlooked the diverse geopolitical and economic interests of the Anglosphere’s other constituent countries.

The Anglosphere was one of the big winners of Brexit. Three of Theresa May’s ministers – Boris Johnson, Liam Fox and David Davis – are devotees of it, and are currently shaping Britain’s new place in the world.

In January 2017, May argued that Brexit afforded new opportunities for a “truly Global Britain” to re-imagine existing and new international relationships.

May said a “profoundly internationalist” post-EU Britain should draw on its distinctive national history and culture to become “the best friend and neighbour” to Europe, while also reaching out across the world “to build relationships with old friends and new allies alike”.

But what does this mean for Australia and the world?

Proponents of “Global Britain” have often sought to support their vision by drawing attention to the potential for a series of trade deals to be quickly concluded across the Anglosphere once the UK leaves the EU.

May and US President Donald Trump have also sought to reframe the “special relationship” in the context of Brexit. They emphasised that stronger ties are founded “on the bonds of history, of family, kinship and common interests”.

However, there is a lack of consistency in terms of which countries actually constitute the Anglosphere. Many of the most vocal proponents have sought to frame the Anglosphere around a “network of core constituent Crown countries” that comprise Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. Others have sought to frame it in terms of a new Anglo-American alliance re-asserting its global influence.

But outside of these so-called “core” Anglophone countries, it is not clear what place there is for, say, India, Ireland, Singapore or South Africa.

For many supporters, greater engagement with the Anglosphere is congruent with a desire to rejuvenate the Commonwealth, particularly India. Such designs reveal historical and contemporary complexities both in geopolitical relations between the core Anglosphere countries and the pervasive resonance of racism and neo-colonialism across parts of the former British Empire.

Trump’s America is seen both as pivotal and a potential threat to the free-trade foundations of a post-Brexit Anglosphere. Other critics have suggested that “Global Britain” is akin to “Empire 2.0”, founded on an overly positive vision of the colonial past and resting on a nostalgia-infused, post-imperial “amnesia”.

You don’t have to look far to find people like Australia’s current and former foreign ministers, Julie Bishop and Gareth Evans, who think this is a bad idea. Yet the Anglosphere has supporters in high places – notionally former Australian leaders Tony Abbott and John Howard. Like these figures, the Anglosphere currently remains influential yet marginalised.

But that’s what most people thought about Brexit a year ago. As British withdrawal from the EU shapes an emerging world order, its supporters think the Anglosphere is an idea whose time has come.

      
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How CANZUK Can Win The War On Terror

May 24, 2017, 2:42 pm
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CANZUK International advocates the free movement of people between Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, but many will be concerned with the concept of opening our borders while terrorism atrocities continue.

A CANZUK alliance would be a significant force in fighting terrorism  (photo: Yuriy Dyachyshyn / AFP / Getty Images)

   Written by James Skinner

The most recent attack on an arena in Manchester, England, left 22 people dead and dozens severely injured. The youngest was an eight year old girl.

Prime Minister Theresa May raised the UK threat level to “critical ”, meaning another terrorist atrocity is expected imminently. Over 1,000 military troops have also been deployed around the UK as the hunt for a terrorist network begins, and counter-terrorism operations are expected to continue over the coming months.

It is therefore clear that such atrocities are becoming common in the western world, but how can an alliance of CANZUK countries help the fight against terrorism? Would citizens of these countries be at a greater risk, because free movement of people naturally means free movement of criminal activity?

You may be surprised to hear that CANZUK International’s proposals would mean the very opposite; greater security collaboration and greater national security for all citizens of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

Many are unaware that the CANZUK countries already collaborate on international security through the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance, comprising Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. These countries are bound by a multilateral agreement to collaborate on, and share, signals, military and human intelligence, making it the most comprehensive and effective intelligence alliance in history.

At the most recent gathering of the Five Eyes countries in New Zealand, Prime Minister Bill English stated: “It's becoming increasingly obvious, I think, that as you consider these supra-national threats like ISIS that you work together with other countries”, and with a combined budget of approximately $11 billion per year, the Five Eyes is not short of resources or funding for its operations.

It is reasonable to think that free movement would strain the operations of the Five Eyes countries, but not so when their capabilities are considered. As a former NSA Director once explained, “if a suspected terrorist boards a plane in Australia on his way to the United States, we know everything about him - his name, age, address, even his bank account number - before he even lands”.

Even with the introduction of free movement between Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, the likelihood of terrorist atrocities occurring would be no more significant than they already are. In fact, their likelihood would be even less so, as free movement of CANZUK citizens would provide greater opportunities for diplomatic cooperation between these countries, and a greater pool of human resources to recruit from, making the Five Eyes operations even more effective.

Not to mention, free movement (as proposed by CANZUK International) would not develop along the lines of the European Union’s protocols, but along the principles adopted through the Trans-Tasman Travel Agreement. 

This agreement, which exists between Australia and New Zealand, permits the free movement of people while also granting customs and intelligence officers the discretion to refuse entry of “undesirables”. Those labelled as such are refused entry to Australia or New Zealand because of intelligence sharing protocols alerting customs officials of the entrant's criminal history (for example, if they have served time in prison, are on a terrorist watch list, have affiliations with former or current terrorist organisations, etc). In other words, a terrorist boarding a plane in Australia would be barred from entering New Zealand before he even stepped foot on New Zealand soil.

This is nothing more than a common sense approach for freedom of movement, and what better way to combat terrorism than by sharing such free movement regulations, and increasing intelligence collaboration, between Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

There is no doubt that despite our politician's best (or sub-par) efforts to fight terrorism, the attempts of ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Hezbollah and Boko Haram to destroy western values will continue.

However, an effective way of hindering, and even destroying, such threats from these organisations has already proven its worth. The collaboration of the Five Eyes countries provides a useful starting point for a more comprehensive diplomatic alliance for the nations of the CANZUK Group, which would compliment the work of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

A safer, more secure world is therefore closer than we think, and all our representatives in parliament have to do is look to CANZUK for the answer.

      
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Pro-CANZUK Politician Elected As Federal Party Leader

May 28, 2017, 12:12 am
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Canadian Member of Parliament and pro-CANZUK advocate, Andrew Scheer MP, has been elected as the new federal leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Andrew Scheer MP has been elected as the new Conservative party leader following a pro-CANZUK policy

   Written by James Skinner

After a lengthy race for the party leadership, 13 candidates were gradually narrowed down on Saturday evening in Toronto. The 12th round ballot eliminated pro-CANZUK MP, Erin O'Toole, leaving Maxime Bernier and Andrew Scheer as the final round contenders.

In the end, 132,000 ballots were weighted, with Scheer coming out victorious.

Scheer has continually expressed his support for advancing free trade agreements between Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom; a policy which was advocated among many MPs during the leadership election, including Erin O'Toole, Chris Alexander and Michael Chong.

When questioned about Canada's CANZUK trade opportunities at the Vancouver Leadership Debate in March, Scheer responded:

"Absolutely, I very much support a trade deal with those countries. Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom have a similar basis of law, they have a common democratic system, they have the same types of legislation and regulations around investment and trade. Those are the types of things we don't enjoy with China. I was a big proponent of Brexit before Brexit even happened [and] we should be pursuing a free trade deal immediately".

CANZUK International will continue to work with Andrew Scheer and advocate the CANZUK campaign in preparation for the party's national convention in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2018, in which we will aim to secure CANZUK free movement and free trade as official policies of the Conservative Party of Canada.

      
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Canada Pledges Swift Trade Deal With UK After Brexit

May 30, 2017, 3:30 pm
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Canada wants to secure a free trade agreement that takes effect the day after Brexit, using its deal with the European Union as a template.

Prime Minister Trudeau has repeatedly expressed interest in being "front of the queue" for a Brexit trade deal  (photo: CTV News)

Written by Marcus Leroux - The Times

The assurance from the country’s ambassador to London is a boon for Liam Fox’s international trade department, which is seeking to replicate 39 EU trade agreements with more than 50 countries. All of those will require at least some renegotiation and trade lawyers had warned that some countries would try to extract extra concessions in view of Britain having less negotiating leverage than the EU.

Janice Charette, Canada’s High Commissioner in London, said: “We will be interested in positioning Canada such that the day after Brexit the same preferential access is in place as the day before.”

Dr Fox had already raised the possibility of using the EU-Canada deal as a foundation for a quick agreement. While the idea was warmly received by his Canadian counterpart, the comments from the high commissioner go much further in indicating that Canada will not seek extra concessions to reflect Britain’s reduced negotiating clout.

The Canadian deal had been at least seven years in the making and was nearly scuppered at the last minute by a single region of Belgium. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or CETA, is considered to be the most far-reaching deal yet agreed by the EU. Ms Charette also warned against failing to reach a settlement with the EU, saying: “No deal is a terrible idea.”

      
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Australian & British Universities Explore Reciprocal Visas

June 2, 2017, 12:02 am
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Australian and British universities are exploring the possibility of setting up a bilateral research fund and a reciprocal visa for academic talent as the UK leaves the European Union.

Australian and UK universities are exploring reciprocal post-Brexit academic visas  (photo: Shutterstock)

Written by Matthew Reisz - Times Higher Education

A bilateral research fund would see both countries contribute towards grants, which would be allocated to researchers from the UK and Australia "on the basis of excellence". A reciprocal academic visa, meanwhile, would offer advantages in mobility to scholars from the two countries at a time when the global trend is towards restrictions on immigration.

Other ideas under consideration include an increase in research collaborations between the two countries, and reciprocal access to data and infrastructure.

Paul Wellings, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wollongong, said that Brexit – potentially bringing the end of free movement between the UK and the EU and the UK’s exit from the European research funding framework – offered Australia “a unique opportunity to enhance bilateral relations with the UK and to position itself to participate in any new third- or multi-party consortia”.

The initial goal, Professor Wellings told Times Higher Education, is to “paint a very big canvas” of what the sector would look like, put forward proposals and then “follow up by looking at the political reality of getting the initiatives funded”.

One possible output was “some sort of research priority framework”, he said.

“There are half a dozen areas that you can see from a research and impact point of view are mission-critical to both economies,” explained Professor Wellings, former Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University, who highlighted energy futures, cybersecurity, biomedicine and health as likely areas of collaboration.

Given that the Australian and UK governments were now discussing a free-trade agreement, it might be possible to prioritise certain research areas, “structure plans for collaboration and embed them within an FTA”, Professor Wellings said.

Alec Cameron, Vice-Chancellor of Aston University, “did not expect the Australian FTA to completely replace the European arrangements”, in terms of collaboration and funding, but hoped that it might set a precedent for “the many FTAs the UK is likely to seek”.

European research funding had not only brought welcome money to British universities but had “fostered collaboration and internationalisation of their research effort”, Professor Cameron said.

Yet isn’t much of this likely to fall foul of tighter public funding regimes and government rhetoric around visas and immigration?

Nicola Dandridge, Chief Executive of Universities UK, stated it was essential to identify “barriers holding back the movement of academic staff [who] support research” and then “make our case and show the evidence as to why particular objectives that benefit UK plc and Australia can be achieved only by having certain kinds of flexible visa rules”.

      
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CANZUK Nations Set To Tackle Terrorist Threats

June 5, 2017, 1:04 pm
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Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has called for the "Five Eyes" countries (comprising of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the United States) to begin tackling online extremism.

Malcolm Turnbull has appealed for collaboration between "Five Eyes" countries to fight extremism  (photo: ABC.net.au)

   Written by James Skinner

The Prime Minister made the appeal following the UK's third terrorist attack in four months, in which 7 were killed and 21 critically injured.

He also appealed for social media networks to work with the Five Eyes countries in helping authorities access encrypted communications.

"We need these global social media messaging companies to assist in providing access to encrypted communications, which are used by billions of people," Turnbull said on Monday. "The security services need to get access to them."

British Prime Minister, Theresa May, reiterated Turnbull's calls for greater collaboration, saying nations and their agencies need to be smarter, more agile, and more collaborative than those "who are seeking to do us harm".

"We cannot allow this ideology the safe space it needs to breed. Yet, that is precisely what the internet and the big companies that provide internet-based services provide," said May.

Last week, Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner, Andrew Colvin, said tackling the online world is a "genuinely wicked problem" for police forces.

"Technology presents challenges to governments like almost never before," Colvin said. "It is a realm that we cannot simply legislate or regulate to control -- we must work with the industry who have their hands on the levers, and invariably, they are in the private sector."

Colvin called for the use of traditional and non-traditional policing capabilities to ensure criminals cannot hide behind encryption to avoid the law.

"Prolific growth in the use of encryption technology is an everyday reality for investigators, and we cannot afford for this to remain an obstacle."

      
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New Zealand Ranked Highest For Ease Of Doing Business

June 8, 2017, 10:29 am
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In the latest rankings from The World Bank, New Zealand has placed first as the easiest country to conduct domestic and international business with.

Auckland is a thriving location for businesses in New Zealand  (photo: NewZealand.com)

   Written by James Skinner

Out of 190 countries researched, report concluded that New Zealand was the easiest country to conduct business with, with the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada all making the top 11%.

According to The World Bank, a high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm, and measures key business factors such as dealing with construction permits, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency.

Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom continue to be attractive locations for business innovation and investment, and will continue to improve their global rankings as CANZUK International campaigns for migration agreements and trade deals between the four countries.

      
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