Natural partners in innovation, science and research
Australia is an international leader in many branches of science and technology. China is rapidly emerging as a global scientific superpower. That makes our two countries natural partners in innovation, science and research.
We already have a strong bilateral relationship in science and technology. Australian and Chinese researchers are working together on many big issues, with [...]
Sep. 10, 2009 | Featured, Science and Technology | No Comments
Cherry quarantine approval – China and Australia Agribusiness
As the Australian and Chinese cherry industries wait patiently for quarantine approvals, cherry growers of Australia has secured an opportunity to take such cooperation to a whole different level, thanks to the Australia-China agricultural cooperation agreement.
Jointly funded and administered by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) and the Chinese Ministry of [...]
Sep. 9, 2009 | Agribusiness | No Comments
Australian farming and confronting the crisis
Australia’s farmers are resilient and adaptable. They need to be. In the past year, extraordinary floods devastated large parts of the northeastern Australian state of Queensland and northern New South Wales. Meanwhile, in the south-east, Australia’s worst-ever wildfires struck Victoria.
The loss of life was huge, tragic and without precedent; the loss of property, extensive. Elsewhere [...]
Sep. 9, 2009 | Agribusiness | No Comments
Business and investment – Queensland to China
Business and investment ties between China and Queensland have never been stronger and I am sure that they will grow even closer as time passes. China was my first port of call on my first international trade and investment mission after I became Premier of Queensland – a recognition of the close ties that have [...]
