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The Australian Trade and Investment Commission seeking new Business Development Manager

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The Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) is seeking a motivated and client-focused professional to join its team:

 

Business Development Manager (m/f)

Frankfurt

 

The incumbent will play a key role in attracting productive foreign direct investment to Australia and in supporting Australian businesses with market entry strategies.

 

This role involves:

 

  • Proactively identifying, analysing and tracking potential corporate investors in priority industries across Germany
  • Promoting the advantages of Australia as a location for investment and trade partner
  • Managing a client portfolio providing services to assist Australian businesses with market entry or market expansion
  • Fostering market engagement opportunities for Australian businesses in Germany.

 

The successful candidate has:

 

  • Demonstrated experience in client/customer relationship management
  • Excellent understanding of international corporate decision-making processes
  • Highly developed communication, representation and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to articulate Australia’s advantage as an investment destination.

 

The successful candidate will enjoy an international working environment and a broad range of exciting and challenging tasks. Austrade is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

For more information and to submit an application please follow the link below.

http://www.austrade.gov.au/InvMgrFRA

The closing date for applications is 23.30 hrs on Saturday, 19 November 2016.

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Australian Trade Minister prioritises EU Free Trade Deal

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Official portrait Hon Hon Steven Ciobo MP

Australian Trade Minister, Hon. Steve Ciobo, apparently told members of the European Parliament on Thursday that the country would prioritise its planned free trade agreement with the European Union over that with the United Kingdom, according to a report on the politics.co.uk website.

The minister’s address to the Parliament can be found here. In it he does not mention the UK but talks of the fact that the European Union is Australia’s second largest trading partner, when taken as a bloc.

The UK and Australia have agreed to establish a working group on trade which will transition to full negotiations once the UK has formally left the European Union.

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EU Australia Leadership Forum Launched

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The European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, and Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Julie Bishop MP, today launched the EU‑Australia Leadership Forum at the headquarters of the European External Action Service in Brussels.

The Leadership Forum will provide a platform for leaders, senior and emerging,  from the fields of business, media, non-governmental organisations, civil society, think tanks, politics and academia from both countries to collaborate on new ideas to promote and deepen the relationship between the European Union and Australia.

“Our relationship with Australia already benefits from high levels of cooperation, as you would expect from close partners”, said the High Representative/Vice-President, Federica Mogherini ahead of the launch. “I am hopeful that the Leadership Forum will help to bring together creative minds, of all ages and of all backgrounds, to take our cooperation still further”, she added.

“The Leadership Forum will encourage senior and emerging leaders across industries in Australia and the European Union to work together on ideas to further strengthen the Australia-EU relationship and promote close collaboration on addressing global challenges”, the Australian Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop said.

The Leadership Forum will be composed of an EU-Australia Senior Leaders’ Forum, and an EU-Australia Emerging Leaders Forum, held back to back annually, alternately in Australia and in Europe, with the inaugural event to be hosted in Australia in the first half of 2017, and regular sectoral policy workshops covering topics including security, counter terrorism, trade, education, innovation, migration and development.

The launch of the Leadership Forum reflects the overall strengthening of relations between the European Union and Australia. Recent progress on an EU-Australia Framework Agreement, the joint scoping for a free trade agreement and now the Leadership Forum are exciting developments enhancing an already strong relationship.  The High Representative also looked forward to welcoming Ms Bishop to Brussels on 4-5 October for the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan.

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Lynette Wood is new Ambassador to Germany

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The Australian Foreign Minister announced on 26 August 2016  the appointment of Ms Lynette Wood as Australia’s next Ambassador to Germany.

The Minister emphasised that Germany and Australia have a close and productive relationship, sharing common strategic and security objectives. She announced that the two countries will further strengthen our engagement on shared foreign, defence and security priorities through the inaugural 2+2 strategic dialogue between Foreign and Defence Ministers of both countries, taking place in September.

Germany is Australia’s eleventh largest trading partner and fifth largest destination for foreign investment and she stated that Australia also looks forward to engaging with Germany throughout their G20 Presidency in 2017.

 

In Canberra, Ms Wood was First Assistant Secretary, International Division with the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C). She has served as Assistant Secretary, Middle East Branch and Executive Branch at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Ms Wood has also served overseas with postings in Canada and Germany.

Ms Wood holds a Master of Arts (International Relations) from the Australian National University, a Graduate Diploma in Foreign Affairs and Trade from Monash University and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Sydney.

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Australian General Election Results

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General ElectionAt the time of writing, all seats in the House of Representatives have been declared, except for Herbert (Queensland). In Hindmarsh (South Australia) the result is considered close and could be open to challenge. There are currently only 16 votes differences in Herbert between the two candidates, after preferences have been taken into account.

Whatever the result in Herbert – with the Liberal National Party currently ahead – the Liberal/National Coalition of Malcolm Turnbull will have a majority in the House of Representatives with at least 76 seats. Several of the cross-benchers / independents have indicated their support for the existing government.

The final results for the Senate will take some time due to the new voting system. Currently the coalition are predicted to win 30-31 seats and the labor party 26-27 seats. The Australian Greens will probably have 8-9 seats.

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The Australian Ambassador receives the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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Ambassador receiving Merit Order

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We would like to congratulate our Patron H.E. David Ritchie AO on being awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Australian Ambassador received the award in a formal ceremony on 5 July by the Minister of State in the German Foreign Office, Professor Maria Böhmer on behalf of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany. H.E David Ritchie AO was thanked tremendously for his years of service in Germany in advancing bilateral relations between Germany and Australia, including playing a significant role in the German-Australian Advisory group, Böhmer stating “You are a valuable and highly regarded partner, but also a good and close friend of the Germans.”

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Lucy Turnbull receives German Verdienstkreuz am Bande

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Congratulations to Lucy Turnbull on being awarded the German Cross of the Order of Merit for services to Australian German bilateral relations. Lucy has been Honorary President of our sister organisation in Australia for the past three years and has also been active in the Australia Germany Advisory Group.

Lucy is also Chair of the biotechnology company Prime Bioscience and is a regular visitor to Germany.

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Australia: Destination Innovation

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News from German Australian Business Council’s corporate member, Austrade 

A new, 48-page version of the Australia: Destination Innovation brochure is now available which has been developed by Austrade in conjunction with the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, the brochure contains the latest facts on Australia’s strengths in innovation, as well as a variety of case studies.

The Boeing Corporation, for instance, has established Australia as its largest R&D base outside the US. In a new case study, Boeing Research & Technology vice-president Lane Ballard, said: ‘Innovation required investment, and the investment we have made with CSIRO for nearly three decades has led to significant advances in the aerospace industry.’

There are trade and investment case studies in the digital and medical technology sectors, and a focus on research highlights such as quantum computing and infrastructure investments including the Square Kilometer Array radio telescope. In mining, Rio Tinto talks of its autonomous (driverless) trucks in use in the Pilbara, and in agriculture a range of research and companies are profiled including innovative Tasmanian company, The Yield, which has attracted investment from Bosch.

The brochure supports Austrade’s trade, education and investment promotion efforts, and is available as a low res PDF.

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Austrade job ad – Innovation Landing Pad Manager, Berlin

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For further information please click on this this link to the Austrade website.

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ABC Prodution “Ready for This” coming to German KIKA

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The German TV channel ZDF has acquired Australian live-action children’s drama Ready For This, originally broadcast on childrens’ channel ABC3 and will show it on the  free-to-air kids channel KiKA

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Ready for This ABC TV

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The series follows six equally talented but different Indigenous children who venture to Sydney to realize their dreams.

Originally commissioned for ABC3 Australia last year, Ready For This also has Blackfella Films on-board as a producer, and is distributed worldwide by the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF).
Read more:

http://kidscreen.com/2016/05/20/germanys-zdf-gets-ready-for-this/#ixzz49M8MkWwR

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready_for_This_(TV_series)