2005 Media Releases
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Media releases about non-trade issues (external, non-government site)
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