13 August 2015Joe HockeyTreasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia The Treasurer and Minister for Trade and Investment today hosted the second annual Australia‑China Strategic Economic Dialogue with Chairman Xu Shaoshi of China’s […]
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ABC ‘Fact Check’ needs a reality check
13 August 2015Andrew RobbMinister for Trade and Investment A ‘verdict’ by ABC’s ‘Fact Check’ that our landmark China Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) allows Chinese companies to bring in workers for major […]
Read moreArticle – Bipartisan trade mission to strengthen live export industry
6 August 2015Bill ByrneMy Sunshine Coast The Northern Territory and Queensland Governments will lead a delegation on a bipartisan trade mission to Indonesia, aimed at supporting Northern Australian agribusiness. NT Minister for […]
Read moreArticle – Construction and agribusiness to win from Singapore trade plan
10 August 2015Greg EarlAustralian Financial Review The construction industry and farm exporters will be the probable first beneficiaries of a plan by the Abbott government to create a free market between Singapore and Australia […]
Read moreArticle – China: new market for livestock exports
20 July 2015Barnaby JoyceMinister for Agriculture Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, has today announced a breakthrough in live cattle export trade negotiations with China. Minister Joyce said the Australian and Chinese veterinary […]
Read moreArticle – Live cattle trade: Australia could earn $2b from exports to China, Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce says
20 July 2015Eliza BorrelloABC News Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce has signed a deal which will see Australia export live cattle to Beijing. It comes after Indonesia recently slashed live cattle imports from Australia. […]
Read moreArticle – PM's Visit to Singapore
27 June 2015The Prime Minister I will travel to Singapore for meetings with President Tan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to progress Australia’s economic, defence and security links. In its 50 […]
Read moreArticle – Northern Australia plan: China backs 'economic powerhouse'
18 June 2015Mark LudlowAustralian Financial Review Prime Minister Tony Abbott has pledged $1.2 billion in new money for roads and dams and relaxed visa requirements for backpackers and tourists as part of […]
Read moreArticle – Northern Territory cattle trucked thousands of kilometres south to Victoria for better prices
10 July 2015Daniel FitzgeraldABC Rural High domestic cattle prices are making it viable for Top End pastoralists to send their heavier stock all the way to Victoria. Cattle from Kalala Station, near […]
Read moreArticle – Foreign Investors on Hunt for Aussie Farms
5 July 20157 News China is on the hunt for new food sources to feed its one and a half billion people and its central government has ordered $3 trillion be spent […]
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