Australia and Germany to work together on hydrogen

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…

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Backing Australian exporters to go global

  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…

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Second round of public consultations launched on Geographical Indications

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…

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New Taskforce to Create Jobs by Attracting Business and Talent to Australia

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…

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Export boost for South Australian farmers and fishers

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…

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Australia and Singapore sign digital trade agreement

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…

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