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Key trade rules will become unenforceable from midnight. Australia should be worried

  • Written by Lisa Toohey, Professor of Law, University of Newcastle
Key trade rules will become unenforceable from midnight. Australia should be worriedThe World Trade Organization will be defanged but not dead. It's in Australia's interest to keep it alive.Shutterstock

An important part of the World Trade Organization will cease to function from midnight. December 10 is when the terms of two of the remaining three members of its Appellate Body expire. It is meant to have seven.

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