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Data Alert: Australia’s strong visitor numbers signal rising investment opportunities
12 Sep 2013
A record 6.3 million short-term visitors arrived in Australia in the year ended June 2013, according to the latest data from the Australia Bureau of Statistics.
Germany’s Fuchs opens A$4.5m warehouse in Australia to aid Asian expansion
11 Sep 2013
The Australian arm of Germany’s Fuchs Petrolub has opened a A$4.5 million warehouse in Melbourne as part of its push to expand into South-East Asia and lead the region’s industrial lubricant research and development (R&D).
German-Australian collaboration results in next-generation carbon saw
10 Sep 2013
Scientists from Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials and Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have developed a diamond-coated yarn that could reduce costs in the solar and semiconductor ...
BHP, Santos to develop resources innovation centre in Adelaide
5 Sep 2013
Australian oil and gas giants BHP Billiton and Santos will partner with the South Australian Government to develop a new mining and petroleum innovation centre in Adelaide, and Santos will move its training facilities there.
Data Alert: Australia posts sustained lift in labour productivity
27 Aug 2013
Australia has notched up solid improvement in labour productivity with its growth forecast to outperform the Group of Seven (G7) richest nations and many other mature economies into 2013.
Chinese investor expands Australian tourism portfolio
26 Aug 2013
Dr Benny Wu, the owner of Hong Kong-based Chang Yuang Group, has added to his hotel portfolio in Australia with his latest acquisition in tropical far north Queensland.
India’s Persistent Systems to open Asia-Pacific headquarters in Australia
23 Aug 2013
Indian-based software company Persistent Systems will open its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Australia, adding to the nation’s reputation as an IT services leader.
Geraldton’s regional hub targets get boost from IBM cloud data centre contract
21 Aug 2013
US technology icon IBM and Australian business solutions provider Market Creations have agreed to design and build the first cloud-enabled data centre in Geraldton, Western Australia to help the city become energy efficient and enhance its economic c ...
Why a strong US economy matters
20 Aug 2013
This year, the US$15.9 trillion US market is predicted to grow nearly 3 per cent against a backdrop of low inflation, low interest rates, falling unemployment and lower power costs.
Trident Cable to boost telecommunications between WA, South-East Asia
19 Aug 2013
In response to increased demand for high-quality communications services from multinational companies operating in Western Australia (WA), Trident Subsea Cable has announced plans to build a US$400 million fibre-optic telecommunications cable.
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