A new Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre will open in Western Australia to drive development in the industry.
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Western Australia’s export profile makes the state a goldmine of opportunity for local suppliers seeking a shortcut to international markets.
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One of China’s most important leaders, Jia Qinglin has used his recent visit to Australia to stress China’s commitment to reach a free trade agreement between the two nations. But he says the challenges facing China as it moves to modernise are significant.
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Voyager Travel Corporation has acquired Lets Go Australia, which will enable the business to better service Western Australia and the Japanese travel market. Lets Go Australia was an established travel company servicing both the corporate travel and luxury leisure travel sectors for the West Australian and Japanese-speaking market. “The acquisition of Lets Go Australia helps [...]
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The Kimberley region of Western Australia has been named in Tourism Australia’s National Landscapes Program and will feature prominently within Australia’s future international tourism marketing, according to a joint statement released by Minister for Tourism Martin Ferguson and Minister for Environment Protection Peter Garrett. “The Kimberley’s rich Indigenous history and culture, pearling and mining history, [...]
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Albany Port, in Western Australia, has suffered a drop in trade due to the failure of two large agribusinesses in the area. Port CEO Brad Williamson says the collapse of Timbercorp and Great Southern, which both went into administration last year with close to $1 billion in debts, caused trade to fall by more than [...]
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The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has labelled shipping strikes in the oil and gas sector a “national economic threat” following yet another stop-work strike by Maritime Union members. Since November, stoppages have affected operations of companies such as Woodside Petroleum and Chevron, which have both benefited from expansion in the sector. Union [...]
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Global demand for natural gas and iron ore has propelled Western Australia to the top of the table as Australia’s best-performing state economy. Business investment and related construction has driven capital spending to more than double the state’s average from the past decade, according to a Commonwealth Bank report. “Western Australia should maintain its spot [...]
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Dampier Port in Western Australia’s Pilbara region has recorded a net profit of almost $2.7 million in the 2008/09 financial year despite adverse global economic pressures, according to the Dampier Port Authority’s annual report. Trade tonnage through the Dampier Port increased by five percent in the period, making Dampier the world’s second largest bulk export [...]
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Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) has responded to a report commissioned by the World Society for the Protection of Animals, which found that processed sheep meat was worth 20 percent more than live sheep exports. However, MLA believes reducing live sheep exports in favour of processing meat locally would damage the economy and cost Australia [...]
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