Best wishes to exporters
I have a wish list for the export sector for 2010. The first is for rain; while not everybody got it—sadly WA experienced terrible fires—lots fell in Queensland and NSW, which will have a positive …
New thoughts on old ideas
Ian Murray delves into the archives to formulate a new way we should think about export that will take us into 2020—as it should.
I was recently going through some old material at home and I …
The future of export
Ian Murray mixes with some of export’s elite and comes back from sharing visions of 2020 with a positive outlook for trade in the future.
Don’t be the forbidden export
The world’s Halal food trade is upwards of US$60 billion per year and growing. Ian Murray explores the huge market potentials of Halal products and the opportunities available for Australian exporters.
Branding Australia
Ian Murray looks at the hard task of positioning Australia and finds that people could be the key to our brand
The benefits of free trade to Australia
History supports the benefits of free trade and investment for countries like Australia. Although there will always be those who support protectionism, Australia ultimately benefits from free trade which generates investment and drives sectors, writes Ian Murray.
The Right Research for the Right Strategy
There’s data and then there’s research. Ian Murray wants more research to help businesses develop an informed export strategy.
Apart from being invited to participate at the Melbourne launch of the Global Readiness index (GRi) with …
Export finance: Money talks
It may be a case of money too tight to mention when it comes to export finance at the moment but, as Ian Murray explains, now is the best time to talk.
Recent research conducted by …
The Mortimer Review of export
He conducted a review of business programs in 1996 and was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2005, but what does David Mortimer have to do with export policy today?
The submissions we …
Australia’s infrastructure progress: Ports
Ian Murray busts the myth that ports are just congested infrastructure points falling by the wayside.
At lunch recently, a friend of mine who was once in exporting said to me: “What’s going on at our …
