Joint media release Senator The Hon Simon Birmingham, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Anja Karliczek, Federal Minister of Education and Research, Federal Republic of Germany The Hon Keith Pitt MP, Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia 11 September 2020 Australia and Germany have signed a new agreement to promote two-way trade and investment…
10 September 2020 The Morrison Government is backing Australian businesses to grow their exports and create jobs through reforms to the Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) scheme, after an independent review of financial assistance for small and medium enterprise exporters. The EMDG scheme is a key Government financial assistance program to help aspiring and…
Joint media release Senator The Hon Simon Birmingham, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment The Hon Karen Andrews MP, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology 04 September 2020 The Morrison Government is seeking the views of Australian producers, businesses and consumers on a possible future Geographical Indications framework, as negotiations progress with the European…
Joint media release Senator The Hon Simon Birmingham, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment The Hon Alan Tudge MP, Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure, Acting Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs 04 September 2020 International businesses will be lured to Australia and exceptional talent will be encouraged to call…
Joint media release Senator The Hon Simon Birmingham, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment The Hon Stephen Patterson MP, South Australian Minister for Trade and Investment 16 August 2020 Tonnes of South Australian produce will be on its way to export markets across the Middle-East and Europe with Qatar Airways today commencing flights out of…
14 August 2020 Australians are being urged to support our tourism operators by booking an experience with new monthly figures released today, showing domestic tourism spending fell by $11.7 billion in April and May of this year, according to new monthly figures released today by Tourism Research Australia (TRA). According to the latest National…
Media release 06 August 2020 Australia and Singapore have today signed a landmark Digital Economy Agreement (DEA) to further enhance digital trade opportunities for businesses and consumers in both our nations. Federal Trade Minister Simon Birmingham, who signed the Agreement with Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing in a virtual signing…
Media release 04 August 2020 Australia recorded its largest financial year trade surplus in 2019-20, off the back of booming goods exports, according to new data released today from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data shows that despite severe global economic shocks from COVID-19, Australia posted a record financial year trade surplus of…
Media release 04 August 2020 Australia recorded its largest financial year trade surplus in 2019-20, off the back of booming goods exports, according to new data released today from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data shows that despite severe global economic shocks from COVID-19, Australia posted a record financial year trade surplus…
Statement Senator The Hon Simon Birmingham, Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs The Hon Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Health The Hon Alex Hawke MP, Minister for International Development and the Pacific 28 July 2020 Australia is sending an AUSMAT medical team to Papua New Guinea to support our friend and neighbour as it manages a concerning rise in COVID-19…