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Date for cabinet decision on Prod Comm report unclear 

16 September 2009

The date on which the federal cabinet will make a decision on the recent Productivity Commission recommendations to remove Australia's book parallel importation laws remains unclear, with some in the...

Prod Comm debate coverage continues 

8 September 2009

As the date of an expected cabinet decision on the future of parallel importation restrictions approaches, mainstream media coverage of the debate continues. MUP publisher Louise Adler took the opportunity...

Cabinet split on PC report 

1 September 2009

The cabinet response to the Productivity Commission's recommendation that Australia remove parallel import restrictions on books may come sooner than originally anticipated, with some indications cabinet may decide on the issue...

Quote of the week 

13 January 2009

‘If the Government truly believed literacy could be improved by dropping book prices, it could simply remove the GST. Everyone happy: authors, publishers, retailers, consumers. Too easy'--Malcolm Knox writing in...

Productivity Commission issues paper released 

25 November 2008

The Productivity Commission today released its issues paper on ‘copyright restrictions on the parallel importation of books', as part of its study commissioned by the federal government. The issues paper...

Productivity Commission announces submission deadline 

18 November 2008

Following the release of the terms of reference for its parallel importation study the Productivity Commission has announced a deadline of 20 January 2009 for submissions. Any interested individuals or...

Productivity Commission terms of reference announced 

7 November 2008

Chris Bowen, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs, has announced the terms of reference for a Productivity Commission report on the current laws regarding parallel book importation...

In brief 

7 October 2008

Donoughue enters the blogospherePeter Donoughue, former managing director of John Wiley and Sons in Australia, has created a new blog Pub Date Critical (click here). In his first posts the former...

Parallel importation to be reviewed: COAG 

7 July 2008

The Australian Productivity Commission is to undertake a review of the legislation governing the parallel importation of books in Australia, following a meeting of federal and state governments in Sydney...

Parallel importation to be reviewed: COAG 

6 July 2008

The Australian Productivity Commission is to undertake a review of the legislation governing the parallel importation of books in Australia, following a meeting of federal and state governments in Sydney...

Plastic bags to be banned in SA 

24 June 2008

Legislation introduced to the South Australian parliament aims to ban most lightweight plastic bags from supermarkets and other shops by May next year. The proposed legislation comes after a meeting...

NSW government to cut red tape on Sunday trading 

10 June 2008

The New South Wales state government plans to amend current trading laws to allow all retailers to trade on Sundays. Under existing legislation, most NSW retailers must obtain government approval...

Budget 08: ABA, ASA response 

13 May 2008

The 2008 federal budget contained no ‘significant new measures' that would affect booksellers, according to the new CEO of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Malcolm Neil Neil told WBN that...

ABA welcomes new predatory pricing laws 

6 May 2008

New ABA CEO Malcolm Neil has welcomed moves to outlaw predatory pricing in the Trade Practices Act. The federal government's proposed amendments will strengthen the ACCC's powers to investigate big...

In brief 

29 January 2008

Gillard flags national IR planThe federal government is acting on a pre-election pledge to implement a national industrial relations platform for employees of private companies. Federal Workplace Relations Minister Julia...