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Past Media Releases

Past Austrade media releases are displayed below.

Articles and other commentary from Austrade’s Chief Economist available in Economist’s Corner.

2005 Media Releases

Austrade urges Melbourne businesses to 'go places' and export 21 Mar 2005: Austrade is urging Melbourne-based businesses involved in Australia’s fastest growing industries which includes the manufacturing, food, IT and services sectors to consider becoming exporters.

Selling to Government office opens for business in Washington - Ministerial 18 Mar 2005: Trade Minister Mark Vaile today announced the opening of a new Austrade Selling to Government office in Washington to assist Australian companies take advantage of opportunities arising from the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA).

Victoria-based professional services businesses urged to export 17 Mar 2005: Austrade, the Australian Government’s lead international business and export facilitation agency has launched its professional services campaign to help more Victoria-based businesses tap into expanded export opportunities.

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria attends Export Seminars in Sydney 17 Mar 2005: Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden today attended the “Export to Sweden” seminars in Sydney hosted by the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) in conjunction with the Embassy of Sweden.

Americans Discover Unique Aussie Design Products 17 Mar 2005: The Australian booth at the NeoCon West 2005 design exhibition in Los Angeles has attracted praise from many of the 65,000 American interior designers, architects and retail buyers that attended. Under the one banner Australia: Design and Innovation, 24 Australian organisations showcased product samples and ideas to an appreciative audience at the exhibition.

Greater China's Trade Experts in Melbourne 16 Mar 2005: Representatives of Austrade’s greater China team of trade experts will encourage small to medium businesses that are already exporting or intend to export to consider greater China at a national seminar series taking place in Melbourne on Monday 21 March.

Booming export opportunities in Thailand for Townsville businesses 16 Mar 2005: Austrade has announced the time for Townsville businesses to export to Thailand is now, with significant export opportunities opening up since the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA) came into force on the 1st of January 2005.

Aussie Designer Launches LA Fashion Week 16 Mar 2005: Australian Avant Garde Range bytinaxxx Makes US Debut at Special Event Launching this Year’s LA Fashion Week on March 14. The new Sydney-based clothing range, bytinaxxx, kicked off LA Fashion Week last night at “The New Garde - A Celebration of Innovative LA Fashion” in an event produced by GenArt, a respected US organiser of fashion events. As one of three designers previewing its fall line at GenArt’s show, bytinaxxx was selected by GenArt for its creative specialty, and is the first internat ...

Booming export opportunities in Thailand for Cairns businesses 15 Mar 2005: Austrade has announced the time for Cairns businesses to export to Thailand is now, with significant export opportunities opening up since the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA) came into force on the 1st of January 2005.

Australian automotive mission to Japan to drive component and technology sales 15 Mar 2005: Austrade invites Australian companies in the automotive industry to join its trade mission to Japan to coincide with the Aichi World Expo 2005 and the Australian Automotive Day at Australia’s National Pavilion.

Tips for aspiring exporters - Tip two: Assess your export capability 11 Mar 2005: The Australian Government’s lead international business and export facilitation agency, Austrade has compiled export tips in an effort to encourage businesses to become exporters.

Polish Television Star in Sydney to Showcase Australian Food, Wine and Travel 11 Mar 2005: Australian food, wine and travel destinations will soon be showcased across Poland on the television series “Culinary Journeys of Robert Maklowicz”. The cooking and travel program series attracts an average audience of up to four million each week in Poland.

Australia and Malaysia FTA under the microscope 9 Mar 2005: The possible outcomes of an Australia and Malaysia Free Trade Agreement will be the focus of a Conference in Melbourne tomorrow (Thursday, 10 March). A key speaker at the conference, Austrade’s Chief Economist Tim Harcourt said the economic relationship between Australia and Malaysia and greater integration would have wide-ranging benefits for both countries.

Austrade invites Sydney and Melbourne to export fashion and design to Sweden 9 Mar 2005: During the Swedish promotion ‘Swedish Style in Australia’, Austrade trade advisers and experts will encourage local businesses in the fashion, design and homeware industries to learn about opportunities in Sweden at a seminar in Sydney on Thursday 17 March and in Melbourne on Tuesday 22 March 2005.

Experts to advise Australian business on Tsunami reconstruction contracts 8 Mar 2005: In April, Austrade will conduct a series of five Tsunami Reconstruction Workshops to give Australian companies a detailed understanding of reconstruction planning, funds disbursement, contract tendering arrangements, and which agencies are taking lead roles in projects.

Booming export opportunities in Thailand for Southern Qld businesses 7 Mar 2005: Austrade has announced the time for Southern Queensland businesses to export to Thailand is now, with significant export opportunities opening up since the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA) came into force on the 1st of January 2005.

Austrade finds exporters resilient 1 Mar 2005: Austrade research shows sustained business commitment to exporting with encouraging figures showing the number of Australian exporters is growing steadily despite the high Australian dollar and other constraints.

Japan to taste-test Australia during Austrade food mission 28 Feb 2005: Austrade invites Australian companies in the food industry to join its trade missions to Japan to coincide with the Aichi World Expo 2005 and the Australian Food Day at Australia’s National Pavilion.

Austrade launches campaign to urge professional services providers to export 28 Feb 2005: With the global market for services becoming the fastest growing sector of world trade, Austrade today launched its professional services campaign to help more Australian service providers tap into expanding export opportunities.

Austrade highlights opportunities for SMEs in greater China 28 Feb 2005: Representatives of Austrade’s greater China team of trade experts will encourage small to medium businesses that are already exporting or intend to export to consider greater China at a national seminar series taking place from 17 March – 1 April 2005.