Media releases

2018

August

WTO Dispute against Canada
15 August 2018
Services exports reach new record
6 August 2018
Australia and New Zealand Trade Ministers meet for CER talks
3 August 2018
A record export outcome for Australia
2 August 2018

July

New website for Chinese business events in Australia
24 July 2018
Pacific Alliance FTA
22 July 2018
Visit to Ireland
20 July 2018
Tourists spend a record $107 billion
19 July 2018
New accommodation data shows Australia's strong tourism performance
18 July 2018
Report outlines depth of UK-Australia investment relationship
17 July 2018
Visit to the United Kingdom
16 July 2018
India Economic Strategy
12 July 2018
Australia's trade reaches new high
9 July 2018
NSW startups take their products global
6 July 2018
Investment opportunities in China
2 July 2018
Visit to Japan
2 July 2018

June

RCEP Ministerial Meeting
30 June 2018
Australia wins WTO tobacco plain packaging disputes
29 June 2018
WTO Government Procurement Agreement accession
28 June 2018
Consultations begin for Australia's new nation brand
27 June 2018
Australia-India Joint Ministerial Commission, 15th Session - Joint Statement
25 June 2018
New air services agreement boosts ties between Australia and India
22 June 2018
Australia – EU Free Trade Agreement
18 June 2018
Women in Export Scholarship winner
16 June 2018
Australian filmmakers explore opportunities in China
14 June 2018
Trade, Tourism and Investment Ministers' Meeting
13 June 2018
Tapping global growth in online sales
9 June 2018
Nominations open for Australian Export Awards
8 June 2018
A new nation brand for Australia
8 June 2018
Local industry experts to boost Aussie defence exports
4 June 2018

May

OECD and WTO ministerial meetings
29 May 2018
Australia-EU Trade Agreement
23 May 2018
NSW startups' best and brightest chance to go global
18 May 2018
Business Events Bid Fund delivers first win
17 May 2018
Visit to China
16 May 2018
Australia welcomes more than nine million tourists
15 May 2018
Australian payments technology a growing chip off the blockchain
15 May 2018
Growing trade and investment at Beef Australia 2018
11 May 2018
Investing in regional tourism
10 May 2018
Australia welcomes US steel exemption
1 May 2018

April

Growing Australia's business events
27 April 2018
New guide for Australian fruit and vegetable exporters
27 April 2018
Connecting Innovation Ecosystems
26 April 2018
Visit to the United States
24 April 2018
FTA Portal expanded to boost Australian services exports
23 April 2018
100th trade seminar helping Australian businesses export
20 April 2018
Perth to host 2019 Australian Tourism Exchange
19 April 2018
More Chinese tourists to Australia
18 April 2018
Aussie product showcased at Australian Tourism Exchange
16 April 2018
Putting Australia's cyber security on the global stage
14 April 2018
Sprint to Landing Pads
14 April 2018
Australian food innovations to the world
10 April 2018
Innovative Aussie startup wins Going Global gong
10 April 2018
Consortia opportunities for Australian SMEs
9 April 2018
Brownlee Brothers promote the Gold Coast to the UK
9 April 2018
More tariff cuts under Japan-Australia FTA
2 April 2018

March

Staycations on the rise as Aussies get outdoors
28 March 2018
Growing trade with the UK
26 March 2018
A new era for Australian tourism
25 March 2018
Australia's record trade in services
22 March 2018
Dundee campaign momentum builds in the US
21 March 2018
Visit to Hong Kong
19 March 2018
Australian expertise for ASEAN's cities of the future
18 March 2018
Securing new flights to grow tourism
18 March 2018
Australia and ASEAN driving digital trade
16 March 2018
'Sunrise Industries' - capitalising on new emerging industries in the ASEAN region
16 March 2018
Attracting business events to create new jobs
15 March 2018
Tourism spending soars above $40 billion
14 March 2018
New jobs and more trade as confidence rises for Aussie exporters
12 March 2018
Jessica Mauboy made Friend of Australia
11 March 2018
Dump protectionism - support Australian jobs
9 March 2018
TPP-11 delivers extra wins for Aussie exporters
9 March 2018
A new Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement
8 March 2018
Growing trade and investment with Brazil
5 March 2018
Exporters embrace Australia’s trade agreements
1 March 2018

February

Dundee campaign kicking goals
28 February 2018
Australia and the United States intensify cooperation on digital trade
24 February 2018
Industry leaders celebrated at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards
24 February 2018
Langford Island short walk now open
22 February 2018
Release of TPP-11 text
21 February 2018
Visit to the United States
20 February 2018
Australia’s top exporter
19 February 2018
Growing Australia’s shipbuilding industry
16 February 2018
New action plan to fight childhood heart disease
14 February 2018
Gold Coast to host Corroboree Asia 2018
13 February 2018
Australia and Peru sign free trade agreement
12 February 2018
Growing Australian tourism
9 February 2018
New Crocodile Dundee film revealed as Australian tourism campaign
5 February 2018

January

Launch of job-creating Defence Export Strategy
29 January 2018
Gold Coast hosts second round of Pacific Alliance Free Trade Agreement negotiations
29 January 2018
New Consuls-General appointed to key Austrade posts
26 January 2018
Record two-way trade in 2016-17
25 January 2018
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement reached to deliver more Australian jobs
24 January 2018
Australian icons showcased to nearly 4 million Chinese
23 January 2018
Lord Coe made Friend of Australia
23 January 2018
Australia-EU FTA advocacy
19 January 2018
Australia initiates WTO dispute action against Canada
17 January 2018
Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement third anniversary
16 January 2018
Australia's tourism leads on social media
14 January 2018

2017

December

New Australian Accommodation Monitor for the tourism industry
21 December 2017
China Free Trade Agreement continues to deliver
20 December 2017
New tourism records as Aussies holiday at home
20 December 2017
Digital trade breakthrough at MC11
14 December 2017
China-Australia Year of Tourism
13 December 2017
Anniversary of Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement
12 December 2017
Tourism records smashed
12 December 2017
WTO Ministerial Conference
11 December 2017
Australian Exporter of the Year
6 December 2017
Attracting business events to Queensland
6 December 2017
New flights deliver more tourists to Queensland
5 December 2017
2017 Beryl Wilson Austrade Scholarship winner
2 December 2017
Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement
1 December 2017

November

Joint statement
30 November 2017
Another strong trade outcome for Australia
30 November 2017
An Australian honeymoon for Prince Harry
30 November 2017
Senior investment specialists appointed
26 November 2017
New visa arrangements under the Australia Singapore Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
25 November 2017
A stronger brand for Australia
23 November 2017
Australia-United Arab Emirates Joint Economic Committee
22 November 2017
Northern Australia Investment Forum
20 November 2017
Australia Export Awards Investment Awards finalists
13 November 2017
Peru-Australia FTA to deliver jobs and growth
10 November 2017
APEC Ministerial Meeting
8 November 2017

October

Ban on Australian beef exports lifted
31 October 2017
Catch up Clare, while Labor talks the Coalition has delivered on trade
30 October 2017
50 years of Australian tourism
29 October 2017
Australian entrepreneurs awards for global business successes
28 October 2017
Future Investment Initiative
23 October 2017
Visit to Hong Kong
20 October 2017
Singapore Australia Free Trade Agreement
19 October 2017
Visit to Las Vegas
12 October 2017
Corroboree West commences on the Gold Coast
10 October 2017
Australian cyber security startups preparing for lift-off in San Francisco
9 October 2017
WTO Ministers meeting
8 October 2017
New tourism campaign to attract youth to Australia
6 October 2017
Visit to the United States
5 October 2017
Trade mission to Mexico
2 October 2017

September

Palaszczuk’s word is worthless, Palaszczuk Government Minister says
25 September 2017
Indonesia and Australia reduce tariffs on key commodities
20 September 2017
Trade talks in Indonesia
20 September 2017
Tourism growth continues as spending exceeds $103 billion
20 September 2017
New Cairns aquarium to boost tourism in North Queensland
18 September 2017
Joint Statement on the 15th Joint Ministerial Economic Commission between Australia and the People’s Republic of China
16 September 2017
Australian edtech sector eyes $51 billion China online market
15 September 2017
Visit to China for closer economic ties
14 September 2017
Public submissions to the India Economic Strategy open
14 September 2017
Superyachts to bring super gains for Australian tourism and marine industries
13 September 2017
Australian Blockchain mission to China
13 September 2017
Efic mandate changes to drive trade and investment
11 September 2017
Boosting Australia-ASEAN business links in the Philippines
9 September 2017
Funding helps tourism industry bounce back
9 September 2017
ASEAN-related Ministerial Meetings
8 September 2017
Efic reforms create and protect Australian jobs
6 September 2017
International tourists spend more than $40 billion in Australia
6 September 2017
Tourism Australia Board Appointments
5 September 2017
Pitt shows Palaszczuk Cabinet In Chaos Over Buy Queensland Policy
1 September 2017
P-plate Palaszczuk threatens exports and jobs
1 September 2017

August

Tropical Cyclone Debbie recovery funding
30 August 2017
Australia Business Week in India
29 August 2017
Amway incentive group coming to Cairns in 2019
28 August 2017
Tourism Australia and UnionPay International sign Memorandum of Understanding
28 August 2017
Tourism Ministers’ Meeting in Beijing
28 August 2017
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement
27 August 2017
New visa promotes Australia as a work and holiday destination
24 August 2017
There’s nothing like Australia for tourism investment
22 August 2017
Michael Clarke to drive tourists to Australia
21 August 2017
Queensland threatens Australia’s exports
14 August 2017
Australia’s booming trade in services
11 August 2017
Exports continue to grow
4 August 2017

July

Confidence among Aussie exporters grows
31 July 2017
Japanese Investment in Australia
28 July 2017
Award-winning FTA Portal expanded
24 July 2017
New tourism attractions for the Great Ocean Road and Geelong
20 July 2017
Pacific Alliance Free Trade Agreement negotiations
1 July 2017

June

Volumes drive 2016 export growth
30 June 2017
Visit to the United States and Colombia
27 June 2017
Adelaide to host Australia’s premier tourism trade event
26 June 2017
Australia’s export credit agency appoints new Managing Director
23 June 2017
Wallets wide open - tourism spending boom
21 June 2017
Australian businesses tap in to India
19 June 2017
Pacific Trade and Development Agreement
14 June 2017
Engagement with the Trump Administration on trade
12 June 2017
Australia signs new multilateral convention to prevent tax avoidance
8 June 2017
Queensland covers Paris
8 June 2017
International tourists loving regional Australia
7 June 2017
Further strong trade outcome for Australia
6 June 2017
First Women in Export Scholarship winner
6 June 2017
OECD Ministerial Council Meeting
6 June 2017

May

New Business Events portal
29 May 2017
55th Australian Export Awards
26 May 2017
Launch of Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement
24 May 2017
APEC Trade Ministers Meeting
20 May 2017
Launch of Australia-Hong Kong FTA negotiations
16 May 2017
Hemsworth: our tourism hero
15 May 2017
Belt and Road Forum
14 May 2017
China’s Belt and Road Forum
14 May 2017
Supporting Australia’s exporters and tourism businesses
9 May 2017
Aussie expertise exported to the United States
7 May 2017
FTA Portal extended to cover additional markets
2 May 2017
Visit to the United States of America
1 May 2017

April

Visit to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia
24 April 2017
Australia-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement
24 April 2017
Pacific trade and development agreement concluded
20 April 2017
Marking 60 years of Australia's trade and investment partnership with Japan
17 April 2017
Second round of FTA training provider grants awarded
12 April 2017
Clare’s crocodile tears
10 April 2017
Agreement on the Australia-European Union Free Trade Agreement Scoping Exercise
7 April 2017
Australia hosts the World’s Best Restaurants Awards
4 April 2017
Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games – one year to go
4 April 2017
Helping Aussie businesses be part of the export boom
3 April 2017
Business booms for Aussie exporters as Japan FTA cuts tariffs again
3 April 2017

March

Commemorating Comm Games with currency
30 March 2017
$5.6 billion growth drives tourism spending above $100 billion
29 March 2017
New agreement with China to drive economic co-operation
24 March 2017
Joint Statement to grow agricultural trade with China
24 March 2017
Tourism drives Australia’s trade in services
21 March 2017
International Visitor Survey – December 2016
15 March 2017
Pacific Alliance High Level Dialogue
14 March 2017
Australia shines in London
14 March 2017
Australian exporters confident about future trade opportunities
9 March 2017
Commonwealth Trade Ministers’ Meeting
9 March 2017
More flights from Indonesia
7 March 2017
Indonesia Australia Business Week
6 March 2017

February

Record trade surplus for Australia
28 February 2017
Indonesia-Australia Business Week
27 February 2017
Joint Statement - Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Indonesian Minister for Trade
26 February 2017
Celebrating Australian tourism businesses
25 February 2017
WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation enters into force
25 February 2017
Oops, Albo did it again
24 February 2017
Trade Tourism and Investment Ministers Meeting
24 February 2017
Australian Tourism Delegation To China
20 February 2017
Australia's cyber security sector ready to tackle global threats
15 February 2017
Record breaking year for tourism
10 February 2017
China-Australia Year of Tourism
5 February 2017
New record for international education exports
2 February 2017
Record trade results for Australia
2 February 2017

January

G'Day USA
23 January 2017
Trans-Pacific Partnership
22 January 2017
Bill Betrays Free Trade Legacy
17 January 2017
Stephanie Fahey appointed Austrade Chief Executive Officer
17 January 2017
World Economic Forum
16 January 2017
After two years JAEPA is still bringing benefits for Australia
14 January 2017
Brisbane to host Dreamtime 2017
10 January 2017
New year brings new opportunities for Australian exporters
2 January 2017

2016

December

Tourism retains super growth status
21 December 2016
Aussies loving a holiday at home
21 December 2016
One year on, China-Australia FTA delivers for Australia
19 December 2016
Visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories
16 December 2016
Australia's screen production expertise highlighted in new report
15 December 2016
KAFTA continues to deliver at the two year mark
12 December 2016
Qantas direct links London to Perth
11 December 2016
Dreamworld re-opening
10 December 2016
North Asian tourists driving economic growth
7 December 2016
Current account deficit improves
6 December 2016
Indonesia Trade Negotiations
6 December 2016
Australia and China agree on open aviation market
4 December 2016
Environmental Goods Agreement
3 December 2016

November

Joint Statement
30 November 2016
2016 Australian Exporter Of The Year
25 November 2016
Ambassador to the World Trade Organization
24 November 2016
Investing in Australia’s future - the Australian Export Awards
23 November 2016
Investment - Working in the national interest
23 November 2016
Queen’s Baton Relay Launch
20 November 2016
Export Awards showcase Australia’s global entrepreneurs
17 November 2016
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Ministerial Meeting
17 November 2016
Fifth Landing Pad finds a home
16 November 2016
Eight million visitors - Australia sets new tourism record
10 November 2016
Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
6 November 2016
Australia’s Strong Trade Performance
3 November 2016
Tourism the real winner today
1 November 2016

October

Australia-New Zealand Single Economic Market Ministerial Meeting
28 October 2016
Incident at Dreamworld
26 October 2016
Bring on the backpacker boom
25 October 2016
WTO Ministers Meeting
21 October 2016
Tourism Ministers gather to support industry growth
14 October 2016
Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement
13 October 2016
Australia extends trade and investment efforts to Boston
4 October 2016

September

Australia renews commercial ties with Iran
29 September 2016
New app to help Australian businesses export
27 September 2016
Iran trade mission to rebuild trade and investment links
26 September 2016
Hong Kong visit to highlight services and investment opportunities
19 September 2016
Millions of Chinese need Australian health and aged care skills
15 September 2016
Tourism exceeds 2020 growth
14 September 2016
Establishment of Australia-UK Trade Working Group
7 September 2016
Strengthening trade and investment with the UK and EU
5 September 2016

August

2015-16 International Visitor Survey
31 August 2016
Pacific Regional Agreement a step closer
26 August 2016
Enhancing economic integration in the Pacific
25 August 2016
Small businesses benefitting from new export loan
18 August 2016
Australia benefiting from free trade agreements
18 August 2016
Trade in Services continues growth trajectory
16 August 2016
Increasing economic engagement with Latin America
16 August 2016
Australia Ranked 'Most Exciting Destination For Conferences'
15 August 2016
Supporting business reform in the Lao People's Democratic Republic
6 August 2016
ASEAN Ministerial Meetings
4 August 2016
A new partnership between Tourism Australia and Qantas
3 August 2016
Indonesia-Australia Partnership on Food Security in Red Meat and Cattle Sector
3 August 2016
Australia and Indonesia collaboration in creative industries
3 August 2016
Indonesia-Australia Business Partnership Group
2 August 2016
Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
1 August 2016

July

Tourism businesses' contribution to GDP strengthens
25 July 2016
New Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
21 July 2016
Appointment as Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment
19 July 2016
Growing Australia-US Relationship
13 July 2016

May

FTA Portal a winner
7 May 2016
Tourism Australia board appointments announced
7 May 2016
Free Trade Agreements And Tourism To Drive Economic Growth And Jobs
3 May 2016
ChAFTA delivers for Australian business
2 May 2016

April

Innovators to land in Berlin
27 April 2016
Preparing the way for an Australian-EU FTA
26 April 2016
Australia Hosts Regional FTA Negotiations
22 April 2016
Wong is wrong
21 April 2016
Wong Pops Shorten Thought Bubble
14 April 2016
Australia Week in China
10 April 2016
Visit to Hong Kong
7 April 2016
New export loan for small business
6 April 2016
Australia's trade by state and territory
5 April 2016
Australia Week - Australia's largest ever trade mission
4 April 2016
More tariff cuts under Japan FTA
1 April 2016

March

New FTA Portal empowering exporters
23 March 2016
Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
16 March 2016
Renewed commercial relationship with Iran
15 March 2016
Visit by Indonesian Trade Minister to Boost Economic Partnership
15 March 2016
Free Trade Agreement training provider grants
8 March 2016
Overseas visitors break tourism records
2 March 2016
Exports strong in challenging December quarter
2 March 2016

February

Australian Government looks to Shanghai for next landing pad
26 February 2016
Aussie start-ups touch down in San Francisco
19 February 2016
Services exports record strong growth
19 February 2016
Appointment as Minister for Trade and Investment
18 February 2016

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