1 September 2015Dylan Welch and Jeanavive McGregorABC News From vast Central Australian cattle stations to the smallest southern Victorian dairy farms, the Australian agriculture sector is expecting a transformation later this year, […]
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Article – Century Iron Mines sells eggs as Australia moves from mining to dining
19 August 2015Andy HoffmanAustralian Financial Review The iron-ore business is so lousy that one Canadian mining company is shelving its biggest project and starting a new venture: selling Australian eggs to China. The […]
Read moreArticle – Victorian Farmers Federation call for China FTA to be ratified
31 August 2015Emma BrownABC Rural The Victorian Farmers Federation has joined calls to ratify the China Free Trade Agreement. AUDIO: Victorian Farmers Federation President Peter Tuohey on the China FTA (ABC Rural) The agriculture […]
Read moreChina FTA a key focus of Robb’s Asia visit
23 August 2015Andrew RobbMinister for Trade and Investment Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb will visit Kuala Lumpur from 23 to 24 August and Hong Kong from 25 to 26 August, and […]
Read moreArticle – Indonesia poised to run out of Aus beef
17 August 2015Jared LynchQueensland Country Life INDONESIA is set to run out of Australian beef within six weeks, according to Australian cattle exporters who say Jakarta’s plan to combat rising meat prices […]
Read moreArticle – China summit to help build two-way silk road
28 August 2015Greg EarlAustralian Financial Review The Chinese government wants to link its silk road infrastructure development initiative with the Abbott government’s plans to develop northern Australia, in a broadening of the […]
Read moreAustralia-China Strategic Economic Dialogue promotes investment in regional infrastructure
13 August 2015Joe HockeyTreasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia The Treasurer and Minister for Trade and Investment today hosted the second annual Australia‑China Strategic Economic Dialogue with Chairman Xu Shaoshi of China’s […]
Read moreABC ‘Fact Check’ needs a reality check
13 August 2015Andrew RobbMinister for Trade and Investment A ‘verdict’ by ABC’s ‘Fact Check’ that our landmark China Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) allows Chinese companies to bring in workers for major […]
Read moreArticle – Bipartisan trade mission to strengthen live export industry
6 August 2015Bill ByrneMy Sunshine Coast The Northern Territory and Queensland Governments will lead a delegation on a bipartisan trade mission to Indonesia, aimed at supporting Northern Australian agribusiness. NT Minister for […]
Read moreArticle – Construction and agribusiness to win from Singapore trade plan
10 August 2015Greg EarlAustralian Financial Review The construction industry and farm exporters will be the probable first beneficiaries of a plan by the Abbott government to create a free market between Singapore and Australia […]
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