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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 found a Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia Export Group (now AIG) report to members dated March 1983. What [...]
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China has once again topped the list of Australia’s two-way trading partners, so it’s no surprise that David Thomas, CEO of Think Global Consulting and BRIC (Brazil Russia India China) expert, believes that now is the time for Australia’s small and medium exporters to develop a China strategy. “Every company in Australia should have a [...]
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Are you contemplating the leap from running a successful domestic franchise to taking your business global? Here are five mistakes franchises make when going global and five ways to how to avoid them.
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University of Tasmania researcher Professor Michael Negnevitsky has been invited to speak in Russia under Austrade’s Visiting Researcher Program. He will visit fellow researchers and professors from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute and St Petersburg State Technical University. Negnevitsky is one of the recognised world leaders in the areas of power system analysis, intelligent system [...]
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The Australian Solar Institute (ASI) has launched a grants program for solar energy innovations, starting with a first round worth $1 million for basic research and up to $5 million for applied research. Earlier this week, Minister for Resources and Energy Martin Ferguson met with the ASI board and welcomed the program. “Supporting research and [...]
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The education sector will receive $5.6 billion in funding over six years, according to the Federal Budget delivered by Treasurer Wayne Swan last night. Swan noted the role of education in Australia’s recovery from recession: “Australia’s recovery depends heavily on our human capital, on our ability to educate our people, and innovation in business.” With [...]
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Last month I had the pleasure of attending the Australian Embassy’s ‘Australia Day in Spring’ party in Tokyo. Thousands of guests representing government and business, from Australia, Japan and several other countries, visited the Embassy that day to sample Australian cuisine as well as Australian produce prepared Japanese style. Among the tastes on offer were [...]
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