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	The World Today Archive - Mark Vaile hopeful of clinching US free trade deal
		MARK VAILE: We're not prepared to do it at any cost, so in answer to your question there's a better than even chance that we're going to complete the negotiations over the next two weeks and then get that into the Congress by the middle of the year, but that remains to be seen.
		MARK VAILE: I think that it's been a position that the Government has continually taken, that we don't want to unnecessarily raise expectations, this is a very complex and difficult negotiation.
		MARK VAILE: Obviously it adds a fascinating dimension to the effort and the targeting of selling our message in Washington, that it needs to be more broadly based than just the administration, just the Bush administration.
	www.abc.net.au /worldtoday/content/2004/s1027878.htm (834 words)

	Mark Vaile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mark Anthony James Vaile (born 18 April 1956), Australian politician, is the leader of the Nationals and Deputy Prime Minister of Australia.
		Vaile was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and worked as a farm machinery retailer and stock and station and real estate agent before entering politics.
		Vaile was Assistant National Party Whip 1994-96 and National Party Whip 1996-97.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mark_Vaile (293 words)

	Mark Vaile -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Mark Anthony James Vaile (born 18 April 1956), Australian politician, has been a (additional info and facts about National Party) National Party member of the (additional info and facts about Australian House of Representatives) Australian House of Representatives since March 1993, representing the Division of Lyne, (An Australian state in southeastern Australia) New South Wales.
		Vaile was Assistant National Party Whip 1994- (additional info and facts about 96) 96 and National Party Whip 1996- (additional info and facts about 97) 97.
		Vaile is generally regarded as a competent ministerial performer and is almost certain to succeed Anderson as National Party when Anderson quits politics.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/mark_vaile.htm (299 words)

	Sunday Sunrise transcript
		Mark Vaile: It already is. We've increased our exports to China dramatically over the last four or five years and of course, the emergence of China as a major industrial player in the global economy has probably been the most significant thing that's happened in the global economy for the last 25 years.
		Mark Vaile: That is what has been framed in the economic framework, that we do that, and it is about negotiating as equal trading partners and that is one of the issues on their side.
		Mark Vaile: The issue of the delivery of services and access to the network is very, very important in regional Australia and it has been identified as an important issue by the Estens Inquiry, but it is also an issue right across Australia as far as consumers are concerned.
	seven.com.au /sundaysunrise/politics/19441 (856 words)

	Mark Vaile interview transcript
		Mark Riley interviewed trade minister Mark Vaile on the progress of Australia's free trade agreement with the US as US senators prepare to vote on it next month.
		Mark Vaile: There is an environmental chapter in there in terms of the commitments and undertakings that we give to ensure that we enforce environmental law in Australia.
		Mark Vaile: Since the failure of the Cancun meeting at the end of last year, there's been significant movement in terms of compromise and flexibility being indicated by some of the key players, particularly the US and the EU, in the critical area of agriculture.
	www.seven.com.au /sundaysunrise/politics_040613_vaile (1830 words)

	AM Archive - Free Trade Agreement process isn't over for Mark Vaile
		MARK VAILE: My point though, Matt, is that even when we do get a simple dollar figure we've got to think about the dynamics that are being created by getting our economy closer to the US economy, which is really hard to quantify in advance.
		MARK VAILE: The 33 items that have been referred to this morning, some of those are up to an 18-year phase out period, but that's the phase out period, that's the period that the transitional safeguard applies.
		MARK VAILE: In the horticulture area you've identified 33 items out of hundreds of different products that have been targeted for a transitional safeguard, the rest of the those hundreds of products in the horticulture area are going to basically zero on day one to an open market circumstance.
	www.abc.net.au /am/content/2004/s1058561.htm (1002 words)

	AM - Mark Vaile the new National Party leader
		MARK VAILE: Well, I suppose we're obviously different people, different personalities, coming from different backgrounds, but fundamentally we both come from the country, we both come from regional Australia, and have a passion for the issues that have brought us into the Parliament, brought us into the Nationals, to represent those interests.
		MARK VAILE: Look, I've reflected on this issue, and obviously there's discussions to be had between myself and the Prime Minister in terms of ministerial arrangements, and that will take place over the next few days obviously.
		MARK VAILE: The Prime Minister has said that he would be keen to see a decision made.
	www.abc.net.au /am/content/2005/s1399754.htm (1053 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Iraq finally agrees to accept stranded Australian wheat shipment
		Vaile said the decision was announced by Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari and came after tests showed the 120,000-tonne consignment of wheat was not contaminated with iron filings as claimed by the Iraqis.
		Vaile said the three shiploads of grain would be unloaded at the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr "as soon as practicable".
		Vaile said there could still be a dispute between AWB and the Iraqi Grains Board over the costs of three bulk carriers sitting idle for a protracted period.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-6D85PK?OpenDocument (444 words)

	High Plains Journal Farm and Ranch Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Vaile also defended AWB Ltd. -- the former Australian Wheat Board -- against charges it may have been involved in kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's government in Iraq under an Oil For Food contract for Australian wheat with unusually high prices, as was first reported on DTN.
		Vaile said he did not expect Congress to take up the free trade agreement until next year and "that is a set process that could take up to six months.
		Vaile also noted the negotiations are not about reductions in U.S. farm subsidies, but about market access and said "In the latest offer, there was a forward movement from the previous offer.
	www.hpj.com /dtnnewstable.cfm?type=story&sid=10208 (918 words)

	Farmers Info - Australia's Leading Farming Information Source - Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Mark Vaile is the Deputy Leader of the National Party Federal Minister for Trade and holds the Federal seat of Lyne located on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales.
		Mark Anthony James Vaile was born to parents George and Suzanne Vaile on the 18th of April, 1956 and raised in the NSW Manning River District of Taree where he and his family live to this day.
		In October 1997, Mark Vaile was elevated to the Coalition Cabinet as Minister for Transport and Regional Development.
	www.farmersinfo.com.au /pages/profiles/mark_vaile_2.htm (454 words)

	General Aviation
		The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services, the Hon Mark Vaile MP, has appointed a nine-memberÂ Strategic Industry Leaders Group, chaired by Dr J Roland Williams CBE, to drive the Action Agenda.
		Takeoff for the General Aviation Industry Action AgendaÂ - media release by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services, the Hon Mark Vaile MP, 26 March 2007.
		Vaile Welcomes Increase in General Aviation Activity - media release by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services, the Hon Mark Vaile MP, 13 April 2007
	www.dotars.gov.au /aviation/general (420 words)

	The Hon Mark Vaile, Minister for Trade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Mr Vaile has served in all three Nationals Cabinet positions as Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Minister for Transport and Regional Development and Minister for Trade.
		As Minister for Trade, Mr Vaile has been responsible for negotiating free trade agreements (FTAs) with the United States (May 2004), Singapore (February 2003), and Thailand (July 2004), as well as launching FTA negotiations in 2005 with China, Malaysia, ASEAN and the United Arab Emirates.
		Mark and Wendy have three daughters, Terri, Prue and Sarah and live in Taree.
	www.trademinister.gov.au /vaile_bio.html (285 words)

	Australian companies rush to profit from Iraqi devastation
		Vaile also met with USAID administrator, Andrew Natsios, who told the minister that while the prime contracts will continue to go to US companies, Australia had the opportunity to bid for valuable subcontracts.
		Vaile proudly noted that in the US there was “a very high level of awareness, obviously, and an empathy to the fact that, you know, Australia and Britain were the other two key players in the coalition of the willing”.
		Mark Vaile put these concerns to the US Agriculture Secretary, Ann Veneman, when the pair met in Washington.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2003/may2003/aust-m19.shtml (1411 words)

	[Ip-health] Changes in Australia's Px Benefits Scheme in US-Australia FTA negotiations
		MARK VAILE: There have been a whole range of issues that have been flagged at the outset and we've never made a secret of the fact that we know this is going to be a tough negotiation.
		MARK VAILE: Louise, we are embarking on this negotiation with the US administration with a view to improving the circumstances in terms of access, particularly for agriculture, but other exports that we sell to the United States like fast ferries, like cars out of the automotive sector.
		MARK VAILE: I=85 in terms of the implementation of our policies, we are not going to negotiate away our ability to provide public services like that.
	lists.essential.org /pipermail/ip-health/2003-March/004452.html (1015 words)

	The National Party of Australia - New South Wales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Mark Vaile’s elevation to The Nationals’ Federal Leadership and position of Deputy Prime Minister was well deserved, The Nationals’ NSW Chairman Patrick Maher said tonight.
		Mr Maher said Mark’s wife Wendy and their three daughters would continue to provide a tremendous support base to allow Mark to perform his new duties.
		Mr Vaile was elected in 1993 and prior to being named Trade Minister he served as Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Minister for Transport and Regional Development.
	nsw.nationalparty.org /html/nsw_nationals_welcome_new_federal_leader.cfm (294 words)

	National Australia Bank - National Agricultural Trade Forum - 24 May 2004
		The program, involving The Minister for Trade, The Hon Mark Vaile MP, and others was broadcast to an audience of farmers, exporters and media on the evening of Monday 24 May, 2004.
		Mark Vaile began his career as a jackeroo at 'Jemalong' Station near Forbes in NSW after completing high school.
		In 1985 Mark Vaile was elected as an Alderman to the Greater Taree City Council and held the post of Deputy Mayor.
	www.national.com.au /Agribusiness/0,,54474,00.html (1419 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Australian Trade Minister Named New Deputy PM
		CANBERRA - Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile has been elected Deputy Prime Minister as the embattled Labor opposition prepares to unveil a new front bench on Friday to face the most powerful Australian government in 25 years.
		Howard will take a new-look ministry into the next parliamentary session when Vaile replaces John Anderson, who is standing aside for health reasons, as deputy leader to face a center-left opposition Labor party in apparent disarray.
		Vaile, 49, has a strong international profile and negotiated Australia's free trade agreement with the United States.
	www.theepochtimes.com /news/5-6-23/29778.html (366 words)

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		The appointment of Larry Anthony means that in the one century three generations of the Anthony family have served as Ministers of the Crown in the Federal Government of Australia.
		I think what Mark was wanting to indicate was that he wasn’t in a hurry to get out of agriculture.
		Mark was never disinterested it’s just that he rather liked being Agriculture Minister.
	www.pm.gov.au /news/interviews/1999/USJapan.htm (895 words)

	Radio 2GB - Australia's most successful on-line talkback radio station (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Well Mark Vaile, as far as I'm concerned, has earned a lot of stripes this week.
		And Mark Vaile said there could be other bidders coming in, so there's "a bit of a way to go on this whole issue."
		Mark Vaile, there are many Australians on your side.
	2gb.com /cgi-bin/401-2gb-news.pl?A=ReadStory&ID=2696 (199 words)

	Australia will move on China FTA - Trade minister Vaile
		Australia would move more quickly to start talks with China for a free trade deal if there was support from the communist nation, Trade Minister Mark Vaile said on Wednesday.
		Vaile said locking into the Chinese economy would be a huge boost to Australia, much as the links between Australia and Japan after World War II.
		Vaile, who will head to Beijing next month for talks about the economic links between the two nations, said if China wanted to push faster on the FTA, then Australia would oblige.
	www.industrysearch.com.au /news/viewrecord.asp?ID=14184 (335 words)

	AM, ABC RADIO - 9 September 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		But only last week, he told his deputy, Mark Vaile, that he would step down.
		Then on Saturday Mr Vaile got a call from his leader and was told it was back to the status quo.
		Last Wednesday you told Mark Vaile that you'd be handing over the leadership reins and just three days later you phoned him again to say that you'd changed your mind.
	www.ministers.dotars.gov.au /ja/pressconf/2003/APC23_2003.htm (856 words)

	The Australian: Government ignores record imports (archived) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Commenting on the latest merchandise figures, which showed the deficit growing $307 million to $2.712 billion in January, Mr Vaile said the export sector was performing well despite a flat performance in January.
		Mr Vaile also put some of the blame for the increase in the deficit to the cut in tariffs on cars, textiles, clothing and footwear which took effect from January 1.
		Mr Crean said the government's focus on bilateral trade agreements, such as that with the United states, was partly behind the poor performance.
	www.theaustralian.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5744,12395506^1702,00.html (293 words)

	Encyclopedia: Mark Vaile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Mark Anthony James Vaile (born 18 April 1956), Australian politician, has been a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1993, representing the Division of Lyne, New South Wales.
		He was born in Sydney, New South Wales and worked as a farm machinery retailer and stock and station and real estate agent before entering politics.
		His most difficult challenge has been the negotiation of the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement, which has been opposed by some traditional National Party constituencies such as the sugar industry.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mark-Vaile (260 words)

	Minister Vaile to address challenges beyond Doha
		Mark Vaile, MP, will address the topic of “Challenges Beyond Doha” at the Radisson Playford Hotel, Adelaide at Noon on Friday 2 July.
		In his speech, Minister Vaile is expected to chart prospects for the Doha round of WTO negotiations and opportunities and challenges for the multilateral trading system.
		Recently, Minister Vaile has participated in high-level negotiations in Paris and Sao Paulo where considerable forward progress was made on the central issue of reforming world trade in agricultural products.
	www.adelaide.edu.au /news/print941.html (287 words)

	SkyscraperCity Forums - Vaile confident of ethanol fuel push (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Trade Minister Mark Vaile says he is confident the federal government will be able to push ahead with plans to put ethanol into the nation's cars.
		Mr Vaile said members of the Nationals at the party's NSW conference on Friday endorsed the government's plan to introduce biofuels into the Australian fuel mix.
		But Mr Vaile, who is also deputy leader of the Nationals, said more work needed to be done to convince oil companies of the benefits of introducing biofuels.
	www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=226150 (803 words)

	New Treaty for Protection of Albatrosses and Petrels Joint Media Release 6 November 2003
		Australian Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Dr David Kemp, and Minister for Trade, Mark Vaile (on behalf of the Minister for Foreign Affairs), today welcomed South Africa's signing of the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels - an international agreement to protect the world's rarest seabirds.
		Mr Vaile said Australia will continue to act as the Interim Secretariat for the Agreement until the first meeting of the parties next year, when the location of the permanent secretariat is determined by the Parties.
		Mr Vaile also launched a major exhibition, which examines Australia's role in the development of the Antarctic Treaty System.
	www.deh.gov.au /minister/env/2003/mr06nov03.html (550 words)

	Hindu Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		THE Australian Minister for Trade, Mr Mark Vaile, who is hosting the Mini Ministerial on WTO at Homebush (Sydney) on November 15, is optimistic, but with a tinge of caution.
		Briefing a small group of visiting presspersons at his office here, Mr Mark disclosed that he had had a few feelers from the developed blocks such as the US and the European Union.
		He is confident that once the 25 countries are able to work out an agenda for proceeding towards the Cancum Summit in September next year, it will make it far easier for the bureaucrats in Geneva in their preparations for the Mexico meet.
	www.artsci.wustl.edu /~anthro/research/india/11.11.02Mini.htm (640 words)

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