22 July 2014 Lucie Bell ABC Rural Fishermen in the Western Australian coastal town of Carnarvon are busy packing their first prawn shipment of the year for the Japanese market. Western Australian […]
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Article – India’s coal shortage a boon for Australian miners
15 July 2014 Vicky Validakis Australian Mining In what could be good news for Australia’s coal industry, India’s power plants are running out of stock, forcing the country to increase its import […]
Read moreArticle – New deal with Japan revives Robert Menzies’ era, says Tony Abbott
8 July 2014 Sid Maher The Australian A HISTORIC trade deal to be signed today between Tony Abbott and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to spark a new wave of […]
Read moreArticle – Live export optimism as Indonesia heads to the polls
9 July 2014 ABC Rural A Northern Territory diplomat based in Jakarta, says Australia’s live cattle trade has a strong future with Indonesia regardless of whoever wins today’s presidential election. The Northern […]
Read moreArticle – FTA opens Japanese doors for Australian business
8 July 2014 Tim Harcourt Australian Mining When Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in Australia to talk trade and investment in Canberra and sign a free trade agreement between the two […]
Read moreArticle – Report values live ex industry
8 July 2014 The Land THE absence of Australian livestock in overseas markets does not necessarily translate into increased meat imports from Australia, a landmark new report into the livestock export trade […]
Read moreArticle – Government paper boosts port of Darwin future
3 July 2014 Cameron Boggs Lloyds List Acting prime minister and minister for infrastructure Warren Truss says Darwin is the linchpin of north Australian development. On June 15, Darwin Port’s East Arm […]
Read moreArticle – Australia-China FTA a stepping stone rather than an end point
4 July 2014 Kerry Brown Australian Mining Going from raw data the Australia-China trade relationship should be a source of celebration and congratulation. In 2013, bilateral trade came to A$140 billion, up 20% on […]
Read moreArticle – Billions to flow from Shinzo Abe visit, says Mitsubishi chairman
7 July 2014 Rick Wallace The Australian MITSUBISHI Corp chairman Yorihiko Kojima has declared Australia a “veritable lifeline” for Japan’s resource-dependent economy and hinted at a string of looming investments here on […]
Read moreArticle – China to sign FTA by year’s end
25 June 2014 Scott Murdoch The Australian CHINA has flagged it intends to finalise a free-trade agreement with Australia before the end of the year after nine years of negotiation in a […]
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