ASR is actively engaged in policy debate around issues affecting Australia’s services sectors. In addition to submissions to government, we commission research, articulate the position of our members across key policy issues, and provide expert briefings on trade, innovation and skills agendas.
Media Releases
Research topics
| Size: 319 KB 14th Oct 2020 Impact of Digital Technologies and the Fourth Industrial Revolution on Trade in Services | Size: 1 MB 12th Apr 2019 Think20 Japan 2019 Brief | Size: 329 KB 2nd Jul 2018 World Economic Forum global value chain policy series: Services. Author: ASR President Jane-Drake Brockman | Size: 309 KB 27th Mar 2015 Services in Doha World Bank 2009 | Size: 516 KB 27th Mar 2015 Knowledge Intensive Services in SA 2009 | Size: 9 KB 27th Mar 2015 FTA Services Concepts | Size: 262 KB 27th Mar 2015 China-Aust FTA Yang Jiang | Size: 211 KB 27th Mar 2015 Brand Power Pushes Up Our Retail Prices AFR 2012
Speeches and presentations
| Size: 335 KB 23rd Mar 2021 adelaide-conference_digital-services-taxation | Size: 1 MB 14th Oct 2020 IIT TIISA Network Session | Size: 215 KB 14th Oct 2020 JDB Opinion Piece on the Australia Singapore DEA | Size: 433 KB 30th Sep 2019 APSC JDB E-Commerce Moratorium Presentation | Size: 432 KB 27th Sep 2019 Developing Digital Standards APEC APSC PPD Aug 2019 | Size: 2 MB 27th Mar 2015 Trade in services new growth opportunities UNCTAD Global Services Forum AMcC | Size: 52 KB 27th Mar 2015 Tony Pollock International Education 2009 | Size: 1 MB 27th Mar 2015 Services Trade Productivity AMcC | Size: 96 KB 27th Mar 2015 Services Summit 2010 | Size: 151 KB 27th Mar 2015 Services Summit 2010 Presidents Opening Address | Size: 236 KB 27th Mar 2015 Services Innovation Carr 2009 | Size: 131 KB 27th Mar 2015 ASR NEC launch speech Minister Emerson | Size: 215 KB 27th Mar 2015 ASR NEC launch Q&A by Minister Emerson
Submissions
| Size: 125 KB 27th Feb 2019 GSC Comments on Chinese Draft Foreign Investment Law | Size: 469 KB 8th Jul 2015 ASR Submission to PC Services Export Barriers FINAL | Size: 76 KB 29th Apr 2015 Response WTOGPA 2015 | Size: 73 KB 27th Mar 2015 Letter to Minister Robb TPP 2013 | Size: 135 KB 27th Mar 2015 RCEP Response 2013 | Size: 106 KB 27th Mar 2015 Self Education Expenses 2013 | Size: 136 KB 28th Oct 2014 ASR Submission to Mortimer Review 2008 | Size: 474 KB 28th Oct 2014 ASR Response to Reserve Bank Strategic Review of Innovation
Reports
| Size: 162 KB 10th Jun 2019 APSC ABAC PPD Outcome Report FINAL | Size: 33 KB 27th Mar 2015 Seamless Economy is Unravelling says ASR 2011 | Size: 121 KB 27th Mar 2015 Payments Impasse Needs to End AFR 2011 | Size: 358 KB 27th Mar 2015 New Strategies Needed for Australia to Benefit From Asian Growth in Services | Size: 5 MB 27th Mar 2015 ABAC Report on Services
Position statements
| Size: 123 KB 22nd Mar 2021 Response from Commissioner Reynders to Global Business Community Statement on Safeguarding International Data Flows - 24 February 2021 | Size: 285 KB 22nd Mar 2021 FINALGlobalStatementonInternationalDataFlows-21Dec2020 | Size: 2 MB 11th Feb 2021 Multi Industry Statement on CrossBorder Data Transfers and Data Localization | Size: 255 KB 3rd Dec 2020 China_MultiAssociationLetter (FINAL) | Size: 123 KB 14th Oct 2020 SBF-ASR Statement on Singapore-Australia DEA (10 Sep) | Size: 493 KB 9th Oct 2019 WTO e-commerce multiassociation position paper 20191006 | Size: 139 KB 9th Oct 2019 GSC e-commerce negotiation and moratorium statement 20191008 | Size: 349 KB 10th Jun 2019 June 3 Joint Industry G20 Recommendations Final | Size: 65 KB 28th May 2019 WTO Joint Statement on Services Domestic Regulation | Size: 127 KB 1st Feb 2019 ESF Position Paper on the WTO Joint Statement Initiative towards launching negotiations for a International Agreement on E-Commerce | Size: 194 KB 1st Feb 2019 ESF Position Paper on the WTO Disciplines on Services Domestic Regulation | Size: 336 KB 1st Feb 2019 Global Services Coalition 2019 Davos Statement | Size: 120 KB 27th Mar 2015 Global Services Coalition calls for a start to Plurilateral Services Negotiations at meeting in Hong Kong | Size: 203 KB 27th Mar 2015 Asian Century Final PM Letter 2012 | Size: 793 KB 27th Mar 2015 Action Needed to Secure Future Jobs in Services | Size: 1,000 KB 27th Mar 2015 Asian Century Submission | Size: 313 KB 15th May 2015 Creating Better Business Environments | Size: 390 KB 27th Mar 2015 ASR Submission to Knight Review 2011