Australia’s total goods and services exports almost reached $300 billion in the 2010/2011 financial year. This is an increase of more than 17 percent year-on-year.
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Two landmark US supreme court decisions have left Australian manufacturers with export interests in the USA exposed to litigation under US state laws.
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The European Union has presented a plan to the World Trade Organisation to help deadlocked countries find middle ground in the stalled Doha round of trade negotiations.
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Two Australian state police forces have struck a deal to export surplus weapons to the USA to offset the cost of the force upgrading to semi-automatic weapons.
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Tourism Australia’s $1.5 million gamble to bring Oprah to Australia is starting to pay off, with initial data recording an increase in American travel bookings. Tourism Australia’s managing director Andrew McEvoy said it was a little early to start popping champagne corks, but there are suggestions the ‘Oprah effect’ is working.
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China’s demand for Australia’s services has pushed the USA from the top spot as Australia’s largest services export market. Exports to China have grown 13.4 percent year-on-year to reach $5.8 billion during the last financial year, according to a report released by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Education and tourism were the highest [...]
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard has used her state visit to the USA to pressure President Barack Obama to conclude the Doha Round of trade talks after a decade of stalled attempts. During her visit to Washington, Gillard met with Obama to discuss trade agreements between the two nations, among other priority topics. In a speech [...]
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Casella Wines is taking United States company The Wine Group to court in a bitter trade mark battle centred on its Australian kangaroo logo. Casella Wines Yellow Tail is the highest selling imported wine on the American market. It uses a distinctive Aboriginal stylised wallaby on its logo. The San Franciscan brand Little Roo’s yellow [...]
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Australian-developed beer pouring technology will be launched onto the American market at the Nightclub and Bar Show in Las Vegas next month. The specialist draught beer dispensing equipment was developed in South Australia by local firm Hoshizaki Lancer. After the show it will be sold to bars and clubs through the US, Canada and Latin [...]
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Tourism Australia reports a rebound in business event arrivals in 2010 compared to the previous year. Between January and November 2010 174,000 visitors arrived to attend conventions or conferences in Australia, an increase of 21 percent on the 2009 that brings the figures back to almost 2008 levels. Tourism Australia managing director Andrew McEvoy said [...]
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