Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade of the Australian Parliament: Inquiry into the Implications of COVID-19 Pandemic for Australia's Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
15 Pages Posted: 16 Aug 2020
Date Written: June 30, 2020
Abstract
This parliamentary submission outlines a number of strategic recommendations in the area of supply chain resilience, labour-market adjustment and environmental policy for teh Australian Government as it prepares for recovery from the economic downturn inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic and reiterates the need for Australia to support constructive engagement in the region to resist protectionism and uphold a rules-based multilateral trading system.
Keywords: COVD-19, supply chain resilience, renewable energy, labour-market impact of AI and automation, global trading system, multilateralism, WTO
JEL Classification: F02, F13, F15, F18, O14, O56, K33
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation