Libya faces a critical time ahead
23 August 2011
"There is ultimately something irrepressible about freedom (…)
"The worst thing the international community, including Australia, could do right now is to desert the Libyan people."
Australian Government and the AFL promoting Australia overseas
22 August 2011
Parliamentary Secretary for the Pacific Island Affairs Richard Marles has co-signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the AFL's International Development Manager, Mr Tony Woods, to support the development of the code overseas.
Australia's trade in 2010
17 August 2011
East Asia, the Americas and the European Union accounted for more than 80 per cent of Australia's trade in 2010.
Media release: Australia's trade with East Asia, the Americas, and the European Union: 2010
Australia's trade with East Asia
Visit by World Bank President
16 August 2011
Trade Minister Craig Emerson meets with World Bank President Robert Zoellick in Canberra. The two discussed current concerns about the US and European economies, and the Doha Round of negotiations on world trade liberalisation.
Sir John Crawford Memorial Address
15 August 2011
Trade Minister Craig Emerson delivers the annual Sir John Crawford Memorial Address in the Mural Hall, Parliament House, this week. The Minister's speech covered global food security.
Australia-China 2.0 Trade Mission – Chengdu
7 August 2011
Photo: Dr Emerson explores new opportunities for Australian exports and investment with the Mayor of Chengdu, Dr Ge Honglin, as part of the Australia China 2.0 Trade Mission, 7 August 2011. Chengdu, with a population of 9 million, was one of five booming inland cities visited by Dr Emerson and a 100-strong trade delegation.
Transcript: ABC News Radio interview with Marius Benson
Australian foreign affiliates
8 August 2011
Australian finance and insurance companies worked with 1,245 related companies overseas, known as foreign affiliates, to sell their services in 2009-10. That is a near three-fold increase since 2002-03.
Australia-China 2.0 Trade Mission
5 August 2011
Photo: Trade Minister Craig Emerson and Richard Marles, Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Islands Affairs, test the acoustics at the Guangzhou Opera House, in southern China.
Media release: Minister leads Australia-China 2.0 Trade Mission
Trade in services Australia 2010
5 August 2011
Australia's top services exports markets in 2010 were China, The United States and the United Kingdom.
Media release: Australia's finance and insurance foreign affiliate trade
Publication: Trade in services Australia 2010