2006 Media Releases

All media releases

Other trade-related media releases are also available from Austrade

December

• FTA with Gulf State Promises Substantial Benefits, 15 December
• Australia-Japan FTA Negotiation a Valuable Opportunity, 13 December
• Australia and Chile Move towards a Bilateral Free Trade Agreement, 8 December
• Australia-Korea FTA Study, 6 December

November

• Exports second highest in history, 29 November
• Exports and Investment to APEC Grows Strongly, 29 November
• Australia’s Exports Growth Continues, 28 November
• Truss Welcomes Peru to the Cairns Group, 22 November
• Truss welcomes WTO call to resume Doha negotiations, 15 November
• Strengthening ties with Japan, our largest trading partner, 14 November
• Truss visits Japan, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Geneva and Brussels, 10 November
• Vietnam to join WTO, 8 November
• Trade Figures Show Record September Exports, 2 November

October

• Australia welcomes Iraqi Oil Minister, 19 October
• Fourth Australia-South Africa Joint Ministerial Commission Joint Communique, 18 October
• AUSFTA in Action, 10 October
• August figures confirm solid export growth trend, 4 October
• Truss Announces Bilateral Economic Talks with China, 2 October

2006 Media releases from Mark Vaile, former Minister for Trade

September

• ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand Trade Negotiators Meet in Hobart 25 September
• Australia-Japan FTA Study Heads into Final Stages, 22 September
• Cairns Group Calls for Doha Talks to Resume in November, 22 September
• CER Ministerial Forum Communique 20 September
• Media Statement: Launch of updated “Users’ Guide to the Mutual Recognition Agreement and Trans‑Tasman Mutual Recognition Arrangement”, 20 September. See also Users’ Guide to the Mutual Recognition Agreement and Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Arrangement. 
• Time for Leadership on Trade Reform, 19 September
• Austrade helps Aussie exporters win deals worth $18 billion, 13 September
• Australia's Exports at Record Levels, 8 September
• Australian Citrus to China - A $50 Million Market, 7 September

August

• Australia-China FTA Negotiations Reach New Level, 31 August
• Australia Urges ASEAN Ministers to Move Forward on FTA Negotiations, 25 August
• Repayment of Russia's Remaining Debt to Australia, 21 August
• Australia's Record Year for Exports, 11 August
• Australia and Indonesia Agree to Closer Co-Operation in Resources and Infrastructure, 10 August
• Australian and Malaysian Ministers Encourage Two-Way Investment, 3 August

July

• Statement to WTO Members, 24 July
• Trade Talks Suspended - DOHA Round Hanging by a Thread, 24 July
• Another Step Forward on the Australia-Japan FTA Study, 21 July
• Exports on Track for Record Financial Year, 14 July (Warren Truss, Acting Minister for Trade, Acting Leader of The Nationals)
• An Extra 20% Working Capital for SME Exporters, 5 July
• Difficult Time for WTO Talks, 1 July
• Statement to the Trade Negotiations Committee, 1 July

June

• Statement to the WTO Informal Trade Negotiations Committee, 30 June
• Australian Tuna on US Supermarket Shelves Thanks to AUSFTA, 28 June
• UAE FTA Update, 21 June
• Australian Exporters Set to Gain from WTO Deal with Russia, 8 June

May

• Launch of 2006 Australian Export Awards, 31 May
• Record Exports for April, 31 May
• Vaile Welcomes 350,000 Tonne Wheat Deal to Iraq, 30 May
• More Good News on Economic Growth, 24 May
• Australia's Wheat Growers Must Come First, 22 May
• $6.5 Million Budget Package to Enhance Australia's Commercial Engagement with India, 9 May
• Exporters to Benefit from Extension to Tradestart, 9 May
• Joint media release: Budget 2006-07, 9 May
• Joint media release: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Budget Sustainability, 9 May
• Exports on Track for Record 2005-06, 5 May
• Joint Statement, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Mark Vaile & US Trade Representative, Ambassador Rob Portman, Geneva, Switzerland, 2 May
• Statement to the Trade Negotiations Committee of the World Trade Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland, 1 May
• New Agreement to Supply LNG to Japan, 1 May

April

• Vaile Continues to Argue for Better World Trade Deal, 30 April
• Expanding Commercial Ties with China 3 April
• Australia-China FTA to be Comprehensive and Ambitious 3 April
• Exports Hit Record High 3 April

March

• Australia-Japan Free Trade Agreement Study Intensifies 31 March
• Trade Reform Needed to Help Our Farmers: Cairns Group 29 March
• Australia Consolidating Links with World's Fastest Growing Economy 29 March
• Agreement Paves Way for Australian Accountants in US 28 March
• Joint media release: New Initiative to Increase Investment in the Pacific Islands 15 March
• Ministers Agree - Round Must Produce Commercial Opportunities 12 March
• Iron Ore Imports to Continue 11 March
• Review of the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation 9 March
• North West Shelf Australia LNG Announces New Agreement to Supply LNG to Chugoku Electric Company 8 March
• Australia – United States FTA Benefits both Economies 8 March
• Australian Companies the Winners through Business Club Australia: Melbourne 2006 7 March
• Vaile to Co-Chair Inaugural United States Free Trade Agreement Review 5 March
• The Highest January Export Figure Ever 3 March
• Iraq to Buy Up to 350,000 Tonnes of Australian Wheat 3 March
• Exports boost as Australia Signs WTO Deal with Vietnam 2 March

February

• Wheat Trade to Continue with Iraq 26 February
• Australian Exporters Taking Advantage of Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA) 20 February
• Japan-Australia Free Trade Agreement Talks 10 February
• Unlocking China’s Services Sector 9 February
• Government Slashes the Red Tape on Exports to New Zealand 3 February
• Australia Wins Export Gold In 2005 3 February

January

• Vaile Urges WTO Members to Grasp Doha Opportunity 29 January
• Added Certainty for Exporters as Grants Scheme Extended for Five Years 24 January (Austrade)
• Gladstone to Win from China's Coal Boom 24 January
• Justice John Lockhart 16 January
• Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah 16 January
• New Appointments to the EFIC Board 16 January
• Australia's Export Growth Continues 10 January
• Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum 5 January
• Business Wins on Free Trade Agreement Anniversary 1 January (Austrade)