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2006 media releases   Sneaky Sounds out the International Stage (22 Dec 2006)    With two ARIA nominations under their belt, opening this New Years Eve celebrations and a supporting gig with one of the world’s biggest pop acts, Robbie Williams, it seems the only place left for Sneaky Sound System to conquer is the world stage.   Paris goes Nuts for Aussies this Christmas (22 Dec 2006)    Macadamia nuts, the native Aussie favourite, are the latest ‘a la mode’ taste sensation of Parisian culinary culture this Christmas.   D-Day looms for Aussie assault on US music industry (21 Dec 2006)    While most Australians are winding-down for their Christmas break, 25 local bands are putting in the hard yards preparing the Aussie assault on “SXSW 2007” in Austin, Texas, in March.   Mobile phones fuel m-commerce craze in Japan (19 Dec 2006)    Austrade’s new Japan Market Report identifies the current boom in consumers using mobile phones to buy products and services in Japan is an area for Australian businesses to explore when marketing and for providers of mobile applications.   Aussie food to bring Americans new year cheer (18 Dec 2006)    Some of Australia’s finest foods will tempt Americans from coast to coast to extend their holiday season feasting into the new year during supermarket promotions being held as part of G’Day USA: Australia Week 2007.   Celebrity star power helps Aussie exporters shine in USA: Millions of dollars of deals done on back of celebrity promotions (12 Dec 2006)    Some of Australia’s best known international celebrities will again use their star power to promote Aussie businesses in the United States as part of G’Day USA: Australia Week 2007 being held in Los Angeles and New York, 11-20 January.   Aussie entertainers play into hands of Japanese (11 Dec 2006)    Some of Australia’s top entertainers and musicians are testing the Japanese market with success by using Austrade, the Australian Government’s export promotion agency, with its six offices around Japan ready to help with strategies.   Austrade and CPA Australia team up to help Aussie exporters (04 Dec 2006)    Austrade and CPA Australia are to establish closer links to help Australian businesses enter and develop international markets and export opportunities. These links have been formalised by a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the organisations.   Aussie company scrubs up and charms China (04 Dec 2006)    With exports of soap products to China more than doubling in five years, Australian companies are scrubbing up well, according to Austrade, the Australian Government’s export promotion agency.   Aussie businesses urged to lift exports as trade outlook with the US remains strong (30 Nov 2006)    The prospects for Australian businesses selling their expertise and know-how to the United States continues to look buoyant due to strengthening trade ties and the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries according to Austrade’s Senior Trade Commissioner to the United States, Geoff Gray.   $14 billion Thai building & construction market open to Australian companies (24 Nov 2006)    Austrade is encouraging Australian companies interested in the $14.6 billion Thai building and construction market to attend the largest South East Asian building products and services expo to be held in Bangkok next year.   Australia's building business ties with the Gulf region (Minister) (19 Nov 2006)    Australia’s rapidly-growing trade and investment links with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the wider Gulf region were further recognised today, with Australian Government Minister for Trade, Warren Truss, opening new and expanded offices for the Australian Consulate General in Dubai.   From LA to New York Aussie business set to make a splash in the USA (13 Nov 2006)    G’Day USA: Australia Week 2007 will provide Australian businesses with an unprecedented opportunity to showcase their talents and products directly to the US and develop new export opportunities during events being held in Los Angeles and New York, 11-20 January, 2007.   Victorian businesses urged to tap into Indian market boom (13 Nov 2006)    With Australian exports to India growing in excess of 25 per cent, opportunities for our exporters are as dazzling as any Bollywood blockbuster, a leading trade expert said.   SEQ artists feature in Mid-East exhibition (10 Nov 2006)    Seven South-East Queensland artists are promoting their work in the Middle East as part of A Gift of Colour, an exhibition running until 8 December in Dubai’s Mondo Arte Gallery.   As Australia stops to watch the 'Cup, Aussie equine industries watch their exports climb (07 Nov 2006)    While the nation fixes their eyes on Flemington, Australia’s equine exporters are busy carving out lucrative international markets for their products.   NSW businesses urged to seize new opportunities in Indian market (07 Nov 2006)    With Australian exports to India growing in excess of 25 per cent, opportunities for our exporters are as dazzling as any Bollywood blockbuster, a leading trade expert said.   Australian firms back 'Business Club Australia' as favourite to win business at Melbourne Cup (06 Nov 2006)    The race is on for local companies to turn the excitement and global attention of the 2006 Emirates Melbourne Cup into long-term, profitable connections through Austrade’s international networking program, Business Club Australia.   SA businesses urged to seize opportunities in multi-billion dollar Indian market (06 Nov 2006)    South Australian companies wanting to succeed in Australia’s fastest growing trade destination – the multi-billion dollar Indian market - can learn from India-based experts at a FREE seminar to be held in Adelaide on Wednesday, 8 November.   Albury businesses urged to tap into Indian market boom (06 Nov 2006)    Albury companies wanting to succeed in Australia’s fastest growing trade destination – the multi-billion dollar Indian market - can learn from India-based market experts at a FREE seminar to be held on Friday, 10 November.   Ballarat businesses urged to tap into Indian market boom (06 Nov 2006)    Ballarat companies wanting to succeed in Australia’s fastest growing trade destination – the multi-billion dollar Indian market - can learn from India-based market experts at a FREE seminar to be held on Thursday, 16 November.   WA businesses urged to seize opportunities in Indian market (03 Nov 2006)    With Australian exports to India growing in excess of 25 per cent, opportunities for our exporters are as dazzling as any Bollywood blockbuster, a leading trade expert said.   NT businesses urged to seize opportunities in multi-billion dollar Indian market (01 Nov 2006)    Northern Territory-based companies wanting to succeed in Australia’s fastest growing trade destination – the multi-billion dollar Indian market - can learn from India-based experts at a FREE seminar to be held in Darwin on Friday, 3 November.   QLD businesses gain fresh insight into India market boom Start (31 Oct 2006)    With Australian exports to India growing in excess of 25 per cent, opportunities for our exporters are as dazzling as any Bollywood blockbuster, a leading trade expert said.   Shanghai the stage for a drive to build Aussie exports to China (30 Oct 2006)    Austrade’s Chief Economist Tim Harcourt said it’s important for Australian businesses to understand that China has taken over as the fastest growing consumer spending country in the world offering enormous export potential.   NSW businesses to explore new US export opportunities (25 Oct 2006)    New South Wales businesses will learn how the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) can increase their businesses opportunities in the enormous US market at a seminar being held in Sydney tomorrow.   Parliamentary Secretary Teresa Gambaro promotes Australian food and beverage exports in Shanghai (Parliamentary Secretary) (24 Oct 2006)    The Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Hon Teresa Gambaro MP, visited a City Supermarket chain store in Shanghai today to promote Australian food and beverages.   Gold Coast businesses urged to tap into booming markets close to home (24 Oct 2006)    Gold Coast businesses wanting to succeed in the growing Thai and Malaysian markets will have an unprecedented opportunity to gain first-hand information from a leading trade expert at FREE seminar on Wednesday, 25 October.   Austrade experts lift the lid on booming opportunities close to home (23 Oct 2006)    Queensland businesses wanting to succeed in Australia’s closest export destination - the multi-billion dollar South East Asia, South Asia and the Pacific (SEASAP) market - will have the unprecedented opportunity to learn from seven leading trade experts at an exclusive seminar in Brisbane on Friday, 27 October.   Australian businesses urged to tap into Indian market boom (23 Oct 2006)    With Australian exports to India growing in excess of 25 per cent, opportunities for our exporters are as dazzling as any Bollywood blockbuster, a leading trade expert said.   Toowoomba businesses urged to tap into booming markets close to home (23 Oct 2006)    Toowoomba businesses wanting to succeed in the growing Indonesian and Singaporean markets will have an unprecedented opportunity to gain first-hand information from a leading trade expert at FREE seminar on Thursday, 26 October.   Mackay businesses urged to tap into booming markets close to home (23 Oct 2006)    Mackay businesses wanting to succeed in the booming Indian and Philippine markets will have an unprecedented opportunity to gain first-hand information from leading trade experts at FREE seminar on Thursday, 26 October.   Here they are - the tourists are from China! (20 Oct 2006)    China is forecast to become Australia’s largest inbound tourism market within seven years and its largest trading partner.   Ageing Japanese create opportunities for Sydney exporters (19 Oct 2006)    Austrade is calling for Sydney businesses to consider Japan as an export destination, now a demographic shift to an elderly population is creating export opportunities and Government reforms make it easier to set up office in Japan.   New Frontier: Aussie companies succeeding in North West China (18 Oct 2006)    Austrade, the Australian Government’s export promotion agency now has one of the largest networks of any foreign government trade and investment promotion agency in China after officially opening its 15th office in China, in Xian.   Bundaberg businesses urged to tap into booming markets close to home (17 Oct 2006)    Bundaberg businesses wanting to succeed in the growing Pacific markets will have an unprecedented opportunity to gain first-hand information from a leading trade expert at a FREE seminar on Tuesday, 24 October.   Live Alpacas to hit the fashion catwalk in Shanghai (16 Oct 2006)    Australia’s Alpaca industry is set to boost export sales to China with a couple of the cute creatures accompanying models on the runway during Shanghai Fashion Week this month where Australian fashions will be on show for the first time.   Shanghai, the Paris of the East opens its arms to Australia (04 Oct 2006)    Three of Australia’s most talented up and coming fashion designers will pave the way for others in Shanghai when the focus will be on Australia during the Austrade event, ‘Celebrate Australia’ in Shanghai from 21-31 October.   Innovative Australian Company Awarded Exclusive MIDA Status (04 Oct 2006)    A groundbreaking Australian e-health company has joined an elite list of multi-nationals enjoying an exclusive status granted by the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA), which enhances market access and reduces the constraints of doing business in Malaysia.   Trade your way to success in the US (28 Sep 2006)    Understanding the business culture in the United States and avoiding approaching it as a single consumer market increases Australians’ chances of business success in the world’s largest economy, according to a new guide launched today by Austrade.   Opportunities for Australian exporters as Taiwan giants turn 'green' (26 Sep 2006)    Austrade has identified growing demand for more energy efficient and ‘green’ technologies from Taiwan is creating export opportunities for Australian businesses with relevant capabilities.   Beyond the Boom for Aussie Exporters (25 Sep 2006)    Despite some economists predicting the resources boom will ease off in WA, the NT and Queensland, Austrade is urging States that aren't resource rich, to leverage off current success and extend their export focus to innovation, investment and international competitiveness.   Regional export businesses to be celebrated in Bendigo (Parliamentary Secretary) (21 Sep 2006)    The Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, De-Anne Kelly will encourage businesses to export at a Women in Export seminar and dinner to celebrate regional exporters in Bendigo   US e-commerce sales expected to reach $435 billion by 2010 (18 Sep 2006)    Australian businesses are being encouraged to target the 200 million internet users in the United States to increase their sales in the rapidly expanding American e-commerce market.   ACT TradeStart to create jobs and trade opportunities for Canberra (15 Sep 2006)    Business and the ACT community will benefit from increased trade opportunities following today’s launch of two new TradeStart positions by the ACT Government and Austrade.   Australia bestows top honour on champion of Australian Exporters (14 Sep 2006)    A Singaporean Austrade employee will receive one of the highest Australian honours conferred on a non-citizen at a special ceremony to be held this Friday, September 15 at Government House.   Austrade helps Aussie exporters win deals worth $18 billion (Minister) (13 Sep 2006)    Austrade has helped a record number of Australian businesses win export deals this financial year, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade Mark Vaile said today.   Deregulation and restructuring in Japan benefits exporters (08 Sep 2006)    Austrade and JETRO, its Japanese equivalent, will hold seminars around Australia to inform businesses of extensive export opportunities in Japan, brought about by deregulation, restructuring and a resurging economy.   Dietary fibre found in sugar cane to tackle obesity (Parliamentary Secretary) (06 Sep 2006)    Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade De-Anne Kelly has welcomed the news an Australian sugar mill is leading the way in the fight against childhood obesity.   Regional Victorian exporters showcase their capabilities at Parliament House (Parliamentary Secretary) (06 Sep 2006)    Twelve of regional Victoria’s up-and-coming exporters will today exhibit their products at a showcase hosted by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, De-Anne Kelly.   Austrade creates new China Entertainment Team to help Aussie entertainers (30 Aug 2006)    Austrade, the Australian Government’s export promotion agency, has created a new China Entertainment Team in three major cities in Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou to assist Aussie entertainers enter the massive China market.   Austrade helps Tassie Tiger Hunter take on the World (25 Aug 2006)    Austrade assisted exporter, Tasmanian conservationist and founder of Thylacine Expeditions, 34 year old Shane Malcolm, is taking on the Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin after winning over international television viewers through his assistance with nature conservation documentaries.   Call comes for Australia's food and beverage sectors to export to China (21 Aug 2006)    Austrade’s Chief Economist Tim Harcourt is calling for Australia’s food and beverage sectors to actively pursue China as an export market, following the release of statistics that show our food exports to China have almost doubled in five years.   $8 billion Singapore government procurement market open to Victorian companies (21 Aug 2006)    Australian businesses wanting to succeed in the multibillion dollar Singapore government procurement market can learn how at an Austrade seminar series to be held in Melbourne from 22 to 24 August 2006.   $8 billion Singapore government procurement market open to NSW companies (21 Aug 2006)    Australian businesses wanting to succeed in the multibillion dollar Singapore government procurement market can learn how at an Austrade seminar series to be held in Sydney from 28 to 30 August 2006.   Agribusinesses urged to look to global markets (17 Aug 2006)    Agribusinesses from across Australia will have a chance to showcase their expertise and network directly with influential buyers from the United States and Pakistan attending Australia’s largest farm show, Ag-Quip.   Australian businesses get chance to show classy side in Shanghai (14 Aug 2006)    With Australia’s exports of the finer things in life to China increasing dramatically over the past five years, Austrade is now calling for businesses to be a part of this evolution and participate in ‘Celebrate Australia’ in Shanghai.   Agribusinesses encouraged to sign up for world's largest farm show (11 Aug 2006)    Australian agribusinesses are being urged to take advantage of growing opportunities in the enormous United States agriculture market by attending the world’s largest farm show, the annual World Ag Expo held in California.   Students urged to consider global opportunities (Parliamentary Secretary) (11 Aug 2006)    Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade De-Anne Kelly urged Australia’s Year 11 and 12 secondary students to explore export opportunities at a launch in Toowoomba today.   Wiggles reveal their strategies for export success at DHL Top Exporters' Breakfast (Parliamentary Secretary) (10 Aug 2006)    The Wiggles are among seven of Australia’s best exporters revealing their strategies and business acumen at the 2006 Australian Export Awards DHL Top Exporters’ Breakfast in Sydney tomorrow.   SA business encouraged to tap into India boom (09 Aug 2006)    South Australian businesses will learn how to take advantage of the rapidly expanding Indian economy at a seminar being held in Adelaide tomorrow.   Take a Walk on the Fine Side - 'Celebrate Australia' in Shanghai (08 Aug 2006)    A chance for ‘chic’ Australian businesses to help China take a look at the finer side of our culture, products and services is now open with Austrade calling for participants in its ‘Celebrate Australia’ in Shanghai event.   South Australian business set for success in the United States (08 Aug 2006)    South Australian businesses will have the opportunity to learn what it takes to succeed in doing business in the United States at a UniSA International Business Week 2006 (UniSA IBW) event being held in Adelaide tomorrow.   Global Future for Toowoomba Students and Local Businesses (03 Aug 2006)    Austrade, the Australian Government’s export promotion agency, will hold an Exporting for the Future workshop (Thursday, 10 August) for teachers from the Toowoomba area to encourage lessons that help students identify export opportunities for local businesses.   Global Future for Ipswich Students and Local Businesses (03 Aug 2006)    Austrade, the Australian Government’s export promotion agency, will hold an Exporting for the Future workshop (Thursday, 10 August) for teachers from the Ipswich area to encourage lessons that help students identify export opportunities for local businesses.   Boom Time For Australian Exporters Targeting Indian Sports Retail (03 Aug 2006)    Basketball icon Andrew Gaze, Director of Australian Basketball Resources (ABR) will announce today a strategic partnership between his company and new Indian sports retail company, Jus Sportz which will see Aussie brands in major retail outlets throughout India.   UniSA International Business Week provides springboard to the world for South Australian business (01 Aug 2006)    UniSA International Business Week 2006 (UniSA IBW), which runs from 7 to 18 August, provides a unique springboard for South Australian businesses looking to start exporting or to expand their businesses internationally with a program offering over 40 business seminars and networking events in Adelaide and regional areas.   Australian companies make inroads into Malaysia (31 Jul 2006)    Five Australian IT and learning companies will sign commercial agreements in Melbourne today as part of the Malaysian Minister for International Trade and Industry, Dato' Seri Rafidah Aziz's visit to Australia next week.   Pantries Stock Up on Tasty Aussie Fare in Japan and Taiwan (31 Jul 2006)    Australian food and beverage businesses are exploring tasty export opportunities in Japan and Taiwan at Austrade seminars Australia-wide (details below). The countries’ similar cultures and consumer behaviours have forged demand at high end supermarkets and the food service sector.   Indie musos offered the latest from Europe via live link-up (28 Jul 2006)    Musicians, music publishers, tour managers and label managers from Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Sydney can keep up-to-date with the Europe music scene via a live video briefing on Wednesday 9 August.   Hawaii ready for Australian culinary delights (27 Jul 2006)    Hawaii’s leading chefs are set to work with some of Australia’s finest foods as part of the first Australian gourmet food and wine promotion to be held at the upcoming annual Honolulu Wine Festival in Hawaii, July 29.   Australia's world-class mining and engineering capabilities on show for international buyers (Parliamentary Secretary) (25 Jul 2006)    From small and medium enterprises to global players, from hi-tech innovators to manufacturers and service providers, Australian companies are playing an important role as pathfinders in the global mining market, according to the Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Federal Member for Dawson, De-Anne Kelly.   Chinese mining delegation attends Queensland Expo (Parliamentary Secretary) (25 Jul 2006)    A BREAKFAST meeting today in Airlie Beach provided an opportunity for members of the China Mining Association delegation to network with representatives of the local mining servicing industry.   Austrade and Westpac expand partnership to help local business (24 Jul 2006)    Austrade and Westpac will announce today an alliance to promote the benefits of exporting and to increase the competitiveness of Australian businesses looking to expand into international markets.   Australian winemakers impress Brazillian importer (20 Jul 2006)    Brazil’s wine drinkers may soon be swapping their bottles of Casillero del Diablo from Chile for a big Barossa Shiraz or a Clare Valley Riesling following the visit by a Brazilian importer to Wine Australia International this week.   Global future for Adelaide students and local businesses (20 Jul 2006)    Austrade, the Australian Government’s export promotion agency, will hold an Exporting for the Future workshop (Thursday, 27 July) for teachers from the Adelaide area to encourage lessons that help students identify export opportunities for local businesses.   Austrade and KPMG announce new alliance (18 Jul 2006)    Austrade and KPMG will announce today a new alliance agreement that will create an expanded business services network to encourage and assist Australian businesses entering international markets.   International wine buyers target Aussie winemakers (14 Jul 2006)    More than 60 international buyers targeted by Austrade will attend this year’s Wine Australia International in Sydney and the Winemakers Federation of Australia says this will translate into export earnings for local wineries.   Japan and Taiwan develop similar tastes for Aussie food and beverages (12 Jul 2006)    The increasing popularity of high end supermarkets coupled with food service industry demand in Japan and Taiwan is opening up export opportunities for Australian businesses and prompting Austrade to hold Australia-wide seminars (details below).   Australian gourmet food to tempt tastebuds in New York (06 Jul 2006)    Australia’s food industry will be on show at one of the largest and most influential specialty food industry trade shows in the United States, the Summer Fancy Food Show being held in New York next week from July 9-11.   Businesses urged to protect their intellectual property in China (03 Jul 2006)    With China predicted to become Australia’s biggest export market up from its current number two spot, Austrade said businesses must view protecting Intellectual Property (IP) as a central element of a Chinese business strategy.   America's growing appetite for South Australian olives good news for local growers (30 Jun 2006)    A burgeoning export market is developing for South Australia’s Limestone Coast olive industry as consumers in the United States increasingly purchase local extra virgin olive oil made cheaper by the Australian-United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA).   Austrade and HSBC sign corporate partnership agreement (29 Jun 2006)    HSBC and Austrade, the Australian Government’s trade promotion agency, today announced that they had entered into a new cooperation agreement making HSBC the first major international bank to join Austrade’s Corporate Partnerships Program.   Austrade targets beautiful and healthy export opportunities (23 Jun 2006)    With increased global demand pushing Australia’s exports of beauty and health related products to $127 million in 2004-05 – a growth of $48 million in four years, Austrade, the Australian Government’s export promotion agency, said now is an ideal time to export.   World Cup Prediction: Australian Success in Latin America (16 Jun 2006)    Australian exporters should make the most of Latin America’s increased interest in Australia generated by the Socceroos campaign for World Cup glory and their upcoming match against Brazil, according to Austrade’s Chief Economist, Tim Harcourt.   Summer in Russia takes On Aussie flavour as Australia Week in Moscow 2006 Opens (09 Jun 2006)    Australia Week in Moscow 2006 opens this weekend and is set to give Russians a chance to experience the best of Australian culture, life-style and world-class business capabilities.   Central Highlands design and lifestyle industry set to impress the USA (07 Jun 2006)    The Central Highland’s vibrant creative arts, lifestyle and wellbeing industries are set to receive unprecedented exposure in the United States through a new export initiative to increase business opportunities for local businesses.   Students encouraged to consider future in trade (Parliamentary Secretary) (07 Jun 2006)    Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade De-Anne Kelly is urging Australia’s high school students to consider a future in exporting.   Awards launch promotes success of Australian exporters (31 May 2006)    Speaking at the launch of the 2006 Australian Export Awards at Parliament House in Canberra, Austrade Managing Director, Peter O’Byrne, thanked the sponsors of the Awards and urged businesses to enter the program and have their achievements in exporting recognised.   Launch of 2006 Australian Export Awards (Ministerial) (31 May 2006)    Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade Mark Vaile encouraged Australian businesses to think globally when he launched the 2006 Australian Export Awards in Canberra today.