2005 Media Releases

December

• Joint Statement - Appointment of APEC Ambassador 19 December
• Progress at World Trade Talks, 18 December
• Australia supports Least Developed Countries at Hong Kong WTO Ministerial 16 December
• Tonga and Saudi Arabia Join the WTO 15 December
• Vaile Welcomes Pakistan to the Cairns Group 14 December
• Resumption of North American Beef Exports to Japan And Korea 13 December
• World Trade Talks Failure Not An Option - Vaile 13 December
• Australia-United States FTA Opportunities Continue to Expand 13 December
• $145 Million Austal Contract Highlights Relationship with Turkey 8 December
• Gorgon Gas Deal Setting Export Records, 8 December
• Australia's Exports on Track for Record High 6 December
• The Wiggles Win 2005 DHL Australian Exporter of the Year 1 December (Austrade)

 

November

• Vaile Congratulates Austal on $145 Million Deal 30 November
• Joint Statement - Appointment of APEC Secretariat Executive Director 5 December
• CHOGM and APEC Increase Pressure on WTO 28 November
• EU Sugar Reform Must Comply with WTO Ruling 25 November
• Free Trade Talks with the United Arab Emirates 25 November
• Gorgon Agrees on Another $10 Billion LNG Deal 22 November
• Acting Prime Minister Opens the Bundaberg Barrel 18 November
• US Lifts Suspension on AWB 16 November
• Solid Growth in Australia's Exports and Investments in APEC Region 15 November
• Iraq: No Threat to Australian Wheat 13 November

October

• EU Must Reduce Sugar Export Subsidies by May 2006 31 October
• Multi-Billion Dollar LNG Deal Confirms Australian Credentials 27 October
• EU Member States Putting DOHA Agenda at Risk, 20 October
• US Initiative on Agricultural Subsidies Welcome, 10 October
• US and EU Must Act Now to Save World Trade Talks 6 October
• Highest August Export Figure on Record 4 October

September

• Australia Moves Closer to ASEAN FTA 30 September
• Australia and Indonesia Forge Closer Trade and Investment Ties 29 September
• Call for Public Comment on World Trade Negotiations 28 September
• ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand FTA to be Reviewed at Meeting in Laos 28 September
• Australian Aichi Pavilion Wins International Award 23 September
• Japan FTA Feasibility Study off to Good Start 21 September
• Vaile – Minerals and Energy Drive Further Export Growth 19 September
• Vaile Responds Cautiously to Bush's Pledge 16 September
• Australia Urges EU to Comply with WTO Sugar Rulings 16 September
• Vaile Releases EMDG Review Report 15 September (Austrade)
• AWB Resumes Wheat Trade to Iraq, 7 September
• Arbitrator Appointed on EU Sugar Dispute, 7 September
• Australian First - From Today 10,500 E-3 Visa places for the U.S., 5 September
• Vaile Welcomes Lamy Term as WTO Director-General, 1 September

August

• Australia’s Exports Reach Another Record High 30 August
• Australia and Malaysia to Strengthen Commercial Ties 26 August
• Joint media release: Increased US quota good news for Aussie sugar farmers 24 August
• Opening up New Commercial Opportunities with Malaysia 24 August
• Joint Statement - Australia and Singapore Conclude a Successful Ministerial Meeting 23 August
• Australia to Take Industry Concerns Into Talks with China 18 August
• Two Million Visitors to Australian World Expo Pavilion 16 August
• Victory in the Pacific 15 August
• Joint Statement - Australia and Philippines Conclude Inaugural Meeting 12 August
• Joint Statement - Inaugural Philippines-Australia Ministerial Meeting 11 August
• Australia's Exports at a Record High 2 August

July

• No Breakthrough in World Trade Talks 29 July
• Joint Statement - Japan's beef snapback tariff avoided for the moment 28 July
• Joint Statement - Australian Government Commits to Torres Strait Prawn Fishery 27 July
• Australian Candidate for Top OECD Post 22 July
• Revaluation of China's Currency Good for Australia 22 July
• Australia's Environmental Technology A World Winner, 20 July
• Amy Gillett: Statement by the Acting Prime Minister, 19 July
• Dalian Fails to Live Up to the G8 Challenge, 12 July
• Australian Government Urges Japan Not to Raise its Beef Tariff, 11 July
• Vaile Condemns London Terrorist Attacks 8 July
• Vaile Welcomes Increase in Regional Broadband Funding 7 July
• Vaile Urges EU and US to Help ‘Make Poverty History’ 5 July
• Another Record Month for Exports 4 July

June

• Important Step Forward for Trade Relationship with Turkey 16 June
• Appointment of World Trade Organization Ambassador 10 June
• Good News for Australian Wheat in Iraq 10 June
• Breakthrough for WTO Tariff Reduction 3 June
• Exports Reach Record High 2 June

May

• Holden Cracks Korean Auto Market 31 May
• Vaile to Use APEC Meeting to Urge Progress in WTO 30 May
• Australian Export Awards Launched in Sydney 26 May (Austrade)
• Australia's Latest Offer in Services Trade Negotiations 26 May
• EFIC helps Australian SME exporters make the most of the AUSFTA 26 May
• Vaile Congratulates Aerosonde on Major United States Partnership Deal 25 May (Austrade)
• First Round of Australia - China FTA Negotiations Begins 23 May
• Vaile Announces New Austrade Board Appointments 20 May
• India Set to Become One of Australia's Key Regional Partners 19 May
• Selection of Pascal Lamy as New WTO Director-General 18 May
• Vaile Announces New Free Trade Agreement Export Advisory Panel 16 May
• Agriculture Opportunities Abound in the US 13 May
• EFIC and Westpac to Explore New Working Capital Product for Australian SME Exporters 13 May
• New Visa for Australians Opens Up Major Business Opportunities in the United States 11 May
• Joint Statement - Australia to Host APEC 2007 10 May
• Joint Statement - Budget 2005-06 10 May
• New Resources to Drive AUSFTA Outcomes 10 May
• Still on Track for Record Exports 5 May (by John Anderson, Acting Trade Minister)
• Positive Steps Continue in World Trade Talks 5 May

April

• Vaile to Pursue Wheat Issue with New Iraqi Trade Minister 29 April
• WTO Upholds Australia's Challenge Against EC Sugar Subsidies 28 April
• New Free Trade Agreement Resource Online 27 April
• Australia-Japan FTA Study Heralds New Level of Economic Cooperation 20 April
• WTO Confirms EU's "Geographical Indications" Illegal 20 April
• Vaile Welcomes China FTA Negotiations 19 April
• Australia - Indonesia Announce Trade and Investment Framework 18 April
• Vaile to Deepen Asian Commercial Links 15 April
• Time is Right to Enter into FTA Negotiations with China 13 April
• Business Club Australia Striving for Gold at M2006 7 April
• Australia Set to Reap $1.9 Billion from FTA with Malaysia 7 April
• Vaile Welcomes Ford Exports to South Africa 6 April (Austrade)
• Exports on Target to Hit Record High as Growth Hits 14% 5 April
• Cairns Group Demands Strong Deal for Farmers 2 April

March

• Vaile Champions Aussie Farmers at Cairns Group Ministers Meeting 28 March
• Australian-Indonesia Ministerial Forum Business Dialogue 18 March
• Vaile Welcomes Nomination of US Trade Representative 18 March
• Selling to Government office opens for business in Washington 18 March
• Vaile Supports NFF Campaign to End Agricultural Protectionism 16 March
• Vaile Welcomes Win in Geographical Indications Dispute 16 March
• Australia-United Arab Emirates Joint Ministerial Statement on launch of negotiations on a Free Trade Agreemen 15 March
• Decision to Commence Australia - UAE FTA Negotiations - An Historic First in the Middle East 15 March
• Joint Statement - Paris Club Debt Moratorium For Tsunami Victims 11 March
• Vaile Announces Excellent Progress on Joint FTA Feasibility Study with China 10 March
• Vaile Seeks to Finalise Australia-China FTA Feasibility Study 7 March
• New Deadlines Set for Doha Round 5 March
• WTO Confirms United States Cotton Subsidies Illegal 4 March
• Joint Statement - Australia Boosts WTO Support for Developing Countries 3 March

February

• Resource Exports Continue to Strengthen 28 February
• Vaile Pushing for Progress on DOHA Round in Kenya 28 February
• ASEAN-Australia-NZ Free Trade Agreement Talks Begin 21 February
• Guide to Doing Business with the European Union 18 February
• Joint Statement - Australian Pavilion at World Expo Japan 16 February
• Record Sponsorship and Business Participation at Expo 16 February
• Third Australia–Japan Conference Opens in Melbourne 11 February
• New Report Identifies Exciting Trade Prospects between Australia and Malaysia, 10 February
• Australia Supports Castillo for WTO Director-General, 4 February
• Export Figure for 2004 Second Highest on Record, 1 February

January

• Five Key Areas the Focus of Global Trade Talks, 31 January
• Vaile to Register Serious Concern Over EU Wheat Subsidies at Davos, 27 January
• Appointment of APEC Ambassador, 19 January
• Minister Welcomes Report on Future of the WTO 18 January
• November International Trade in Goods and Services Show Solid Growth 11 January
• $2.4 Billion Worth of Benefits Flowing From Today 1 January
• Historic Free Trade Agreement Begins Today 1 January