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Media Releases and Speeches

Recent Austrade media releases and speeches are displayed below.

Other trade-related media releases and speeches are available from the Minister for Trade and Competitiveness, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), and the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC).

Media Releases and Speeches

Preparing for the Asian Century (Ministerial) 14 May 2013
The Gillard Government is providing an additional $84.6 million over four years to Australian universities, some of which will give students more opportunity to study an Asian language.
Protecting Australia's interests abroad (Ministerial) 14 May 2013
Measures announced today in the 2013-14 Budget for the Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio reinforce the Gillard Government's commitment to protect and advance Australia's interests abroad.
Australia Unlimited presents the SportAccord Convention Business Club 10 May 2013
Australia’s major sporting event specialists will gather in St Petersburg, Russia on 26-31 May to attend the marquee SportAccord Convention.
Victorian Consuls General Visit (Parliamentary Secretary for Trade) 8 May 2013
Victorian Consuls General Visit Speech, Geelong, 10 May 2013, Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Trade, The Hon Kelvin Thomson MP
Parliamentary Secretary for Trade showcasing Geelong businesses & exporters to the world (Parliamentary Secretary for Trade) 8 May 2013
Parliamentary Secretary for Trade Kelvin Thomson is in Geelong today for a two-day Trade Outreach Program to showcase the region's business and export potential to 13 Consuls-General from around the globe. He will also hold talks with local industry representatives and exporters.
Address to the Australia Malaysia Business Council, Melbourne (Parliamentary Secretary for Trade) 7 May 2013
Address to the Australia Malaysia Business Council, Melbourne, 7 May 2013, Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Trade, The Hon Kelvin Thomson MP
Parliamentary Secretary for Trade consults local Bendigo exporters on business outlook (Parliamentary Secretary for Trade) 29 Apr 2013
Parliamentary Secretary for Trade The Hon Kelvin Thomson is in Bendigo today for two days of talks with local industry representatives and exporters.
Local businesses in Deakin build local community and lead the world (Parliamentary Secretary for Trade) 23 Apr 2013
Parliamentary Secretary for Trade, The Hon Kelvin Thomson, and Federal Member for Deakin, Mike Symon, today announced 13 local businesses were reimbursed a combined total of over $407,000 under the Australian Government's Export Market Development Grant (EMDG) Scheme in 2011-12.
Welcome speech, Ozmine 2013 (Parliamentary Secretary for Trade) 16 Apr 2013
Welcome speech, Ozmine 2013, 16 April 2013, Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Trade, The Hon Kelvin Thomson MP
Ozmine2013 promotes Australian mining expertise to ASEAN region (Parliamentary Secretary for Trade) 16 Apr 2013
Parliamentary Secretary for Trade Kelvin Thomson will address the Ozmine2013 mining exhibition and conference during an official visit to Jakarta this week.
AustCham Breakfast (Parliamentary Secretary for Trade) 15 Apr 2013
Speech at the AustCham Breakfast, 15 April 2013, Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Trade, The Hon Kelvin Thomson MP.
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (New Mandate and Other Measures) Bill 2013 (Parliamentary Secretary for Trade) 20 Mar 2013
Address at Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (New Mandate and Other Measures) Bill 2013, 20 March 2013, Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Trade, The Hon Kelvin Thomson MP.
Austrade appoints Trade Commissioner for Myanmar 18 Mar 2013
Austrade CEO Bruce Gosper today announced the appointment of Mark Wood to the new position of Trade Commissioner in Yangon, Myanmar.
Austrade briefs Parliamentarians on Asian Century opportunities (Parliamentary Secretary for Trade) 18 Mar 2013
Parliamentary Secretary for Trade, the Hon Kelvin Thomson MP, today hosted an information session for Senators and Members with Austrade's Asia-based Trade Commissioners.
Trade Opportunities in the Asian Century - Address to Austrade's briefing to parliamentarians (Parliamentary Secretary for Trade) 18 Mar 2013
Address to Austrade's briefing to parliamentarians, 18 March 2013, Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Trade, The Hon Kelvin Thomson MP.
Export Market Development Grants Amendment Bill 2013 Second Reading (Parliamentary Secretary for Trade) 14 Mar 2013
Address at Export Market Development Grants Amendment Bill 2013 Second Reading, 14 March 2013, Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Trade, The Hon Kelvin Thomson MP.
Business likely to receive their full entitlement under EMDG (Parliamentary Secretary for Trade) 12 Mar 2013
Over 2,600 small businesses with approved grants of up to $150,000 will likely receive the full value of their claims under the 2012-13 round of the recently-refocused Export Market Development Grants scheme.
Address to Australia China Business Council Canberra Networking Day (Parliamentary Secretary for Trade) 12 Mar 2013
Address to Australia China Business Council Canberra Networking Day, 12 March 2013, Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Trade, The Hon Kelvin Thomson MP.
Parliamentary Secretary discusses Indonesia relationship (Parliamentary Secretary for Trade) 8 Mar 2013
Parliamentary Secretary for Trade Kelvin Thomson has met senior Indonesian journalist Renne Kawilarang, who is researching the ties between Indonesia and Australia.
Government opens Asian Century business grants (Ministerial) 1 Mar 2013
The Gillard Government today took another step in helping business capitalise on opportunities in Asia by calling on expressions of interests in the $6 million Asian Century Business Engagement Plan.
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