Transcripts
2009
June
- Press Conference: Mr Simon Crean and Mr Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, 25 June. Topics: OECD meeting, G20 leaders meeting, Doha round.
- Interview: Q & A session following European Policy Centre breakfast, 23 June, Brussels. Topics: Doha round, climate change.
- Joint Media Conference with European Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton, 23 June, following the 5th Australia-European Commission Trade Policy Dialogue, Brussels - Topics: Australia-European Union relations, advancing the Doha Round, Australia-China FTA talks.
- Interview: Radio Australia, Pacific Beat with Jemima Garrett, 18 June. Topics: PACER Plus negotiations, Pacific Island Forum leaders' meeting.
- Media conference following the completion of the Forum Trade Ministers' Meeting, Apia, Samoa, 17 June. Subjects: Cairns Group Ministerial Meeting; Special Safeguard Mechanism; Export Subsidies; Doha Round; G20; Australia-Indonesia FTA; Beef Exports
- Press conference, 17 June, Subjects: Rio-BHP discussions, China FTA, NSW government trade policy, PACER Plus negotiations, US dairy subsidies, Doha round.
- Interview - Sky News AM Agenda, 17 June, Subjects: Building industry, NSW Budget, protectionism, Peter Costello
- Interview: ABC Illawarra Mornings with Steve Parsons, 16 June, Subjects: NSW Budget Buy Australia policy, protectionism
- Joint press conference with Queensland Premier Anna Bligh and Erik Schafer, Chairman of Syntech and Director of Directinvest, 11 June
- Cairns Group Ministerial Meeting Press Conference, 9 June. Subjects: Cairns Group Ministerial Meeting Outcomes
- Interview: Radio Australia 'Asia Connects' with Sen Lam, 8 June, Subjects: Cairns Group meeting in Bali, Doha round, dairy subsidies, Chinalco
- Doorstop Interview, Bali, Indonesia, 8 June. Subjects: Cairns Group Ministerial Meeting; Special Safeguard Mechanism; Export Subsidies; Doha Round; G20; Australia-Indonesia FTA; Beef Exports.
- Doorstop Interview, Bali, Indonesia, 7 June. Subjects: Cairns Group Ministerial Meeting; Export Subsidies; Doha Round; Australia-Indonesia FTA discussions; ASEANANZ FTA; trade deficit; Trans Pacific Partnership.
- Media Briefing: Parliament House Canberra, 5 June, Subjects: Cairns Group Meeting in Bali: Doha round of trade talks; Chinalco, BHP and Rio Tinto negotiations.
- Interview: ABC Radio National with Fran Kelly, 3 June, Subjects: Safety of Indian students, net exports, Merauke five
- Interview: Sky News AM Agenda with Kieran Gilbert, 3 June, Subjects: net exports, safety of Indian students.
- Press Conference, 1 June 2009. Subjects: trade liberalisation report; safety of Indian students.
May
- Interview with Chilean TV Network, Canal 13, 25 May, Subjects: Australia-Chile Free Trade Agreement, Global Recession.
- Interview - ABC Country Hour, 25 May, Subjects: US dairy export subsidies.
- Interview by Fran Kelly, ABC Radio National Breakfast. 20 May. Subjects: The Chinese economy; trade with China; trade with the Asian region.
- Interview - ABC Lateline Business, 19 May, Subjects: discussions on China's latest production figures and the effect China has on our economy.
- Doorstop with Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-Hoon, 18 May, Subjects: Australia-Korea Free Trade .
- Transcript of Parliament House press conference, 14 May, Subjects: Budget funding boost for exporters, Budget clean energy initiative, visit to China, China FTA, the Mortimer Review, Chinalco-Rio Tinto deal, Korea FTA negotiations, Japan FTA negotiations, Cairns Group meeting.
- Radio Australia Interview - Asia Connect Program, 13 May
- Radio Australia Interview - Pacific Beat program, 11 May, Subjects: Informal meeting of Pacific trade ministers, PACER Plus, Fiji
- Topping out' Ceremony for the Australia Pavilion at Shanghai World Expo. 8 May, - Subjects: Shanghai Expo; Free Trade Agreement talk; Rio Tinto-Chinalco talks
- Interview: Doorstop with local media in Shanghai, China, 7 May
- Interview with Wuhan TV, China, 6 May, - Subjects: China-Australia FTA, Clean Coal technology, Investment, Services, Swine Flu, global economy
April
- Interview - 5AA, 21 April, Subjects: China FTA, Australian steel industry, US FTA, Doha Round, Foreign labour costs
- Doorstop Interview after the Launch of the EFIC Global Readiness Index, 20 April, Subjects: Chinese economy, China FTA, Trade Finance, Protectionism, Australian Steel Industry
- Panel discussion at the Park Hyatt launch of the EFIC 2009 Global Readiness Index, 20 April
- Interview with David Speers, Sky News, 9 April 2009, Subject: China's investment in Australia
- Joint Press Conference, Samoa, with Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance, Bob McMullan, 4 April, Subjects: PACER Plus, aid, labour mobility and skills training
- Interview: ‘Fetu’ (Star) FM, News in Focus, with Cherelle Jackson, 3 April, Subjects: PACER Plus
- Joint Press Conference, Honiara, Solomon Islands, with Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance, Bob McMullan, 2 April, Subjects: PACER Plus trade agreement, Solomon Islands’ Truth and Reconciliation Commission
- Joint Press Conference, Port Vila, Vanuatu, with Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance, Bob McMullan, 2 April, Subjects: PACER-Plus, Trade, Kava
March
- Press Conference - Beijing, 31 March
- Interview - Sky News PM Agenda, 24 March, Subjects: WTO forecast on exports slump, Doha, FTA talks with China, Chinalco
- Doorstop Interview – ANU, Canberra, 24 March, Subjects: WTO Forecast on exports decline, Chinese investment
- Doorstop Interview - Canberra, 17 March, Subjects: China FTA, Foreign Investment -
- Interview: ABC Radio Australia - Pacific Beat, 15 March - Subject: PACER Plus
- Interview - Radio Australia Pacific Beat – Short Version, 13 March - Subject: PACER Plus
- Abare Outlook 2009 Conference: Questions from the floor, 4 March
- Joint press conference with WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy, 4 March
- Interview – Jim Middleton, News Hour, Australia Network , 2 March, Subjects: Australia-New Zealand ASEAN FTA; Chinese Investment in Australia
- Interview – Jason Morrison, Radio 2GB Drivetime , 2 March, Subjects: Global Economic Situation; Jobs and Free Trade Agreements
- Interview – Country Hour, ABC Radio, 2 March, Subject: ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
February
- Doorstop Interview, Hua Hin, Thailand , 27 February, Subject: ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
- Interview - ABC Radio , 27 February, Subject: ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
- Australia and Indonesia: Partners in a new era, 20 February
- Joint press conference with the Indonesian Minister for Trade, Dr Mari Pangestu, 19 February, Subjects: Bilateral trade and investment between Australia and Indonesia; Protectionism; China FTA
- Interview, Radio National Breakfast, 19 February - Subjects: Buy American, rise of protectionism, contract prices, FTA with China
- Interview - ABC2 News Breakfast, 18 February - Subjects: Economic downturn in Japan, Peter Costello
- Radio interview, Broadcast on Pacific Beat program, Radio Australia, 16 February - Subjects: PACER Plus agreement
- Radio Interview - BBC World Today, 4 February, Subjects: Buy America; trade retaliation; European dairy export subsidies
- Interview - ABC Radio National, Asia-Pacific Program, 3 February
January
- Press Conference - World Economic Forum in Davos, 31 January
- Interview - ABC News Radio , 29 January, Subject: World Economic Forum in Davos
- Interview with Alexandra Kirk on the ABC Radio The World Today program, 27 January - Subjects: European Commission re-introduction of dairy export subsidies
- Interview with Karen Tso and Matthew Taylor on CNBC Asia Squawk Box, 27 January - Subjects: Chinese economic slowdown, response of Australian companies to the global financial crisis, World Economic Forum in Davos, new US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner
- Interview with Alexandra Kirk, ABC Radio, AM Program, 27 January - Subjects: World Economic Forum in Davos, domestic economic stimulus, $4 billion Australian Business Investment Partnership
- Interview with Virginia Trioli and Joe O'Brien on ABC2 TV News Breakfast, 27 January - Subjects: World Economic Forum, European dairy export subsidies, informal trade ministers' meeting in Davos
- Interview with Neil Mitchell on Radio 3AW, 27 January - Subjects: Impact of the global financial crisis, options for a second stimulus package, China downturn, new US Administration, buying Australian, wage levels, Australian Business Investment Partnership
- Interview - 774 ABC Melbourne, 23 January - Subjects: Impact on Australia of economic slowdown in China, possible second Chinese stimulus package to avoid social unrest, Emissons Trading Scheme, trade talks in Davos
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