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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

©AA / Fotografin Myrta Köhler

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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Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia

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

Ready for This ABC TV

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)

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The Australia-Germany Joint Research Scheme

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science_circleThe Australia-Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme is a joint initiative (PDF 1.2MB) of Universities Australia and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Germany’s national agency for the support of international academic cooperation.

It aims to foster research collaboration of the highest quality between Australian researchers from Universities Australia member  universities and German researchers from German universities and research institutes.

The scheme will support exchanges for Australian researchers to spend time at partner institutions  in Germany and for collaborating German researchers to spend time at Australian universities. Researchers must be working on a joint research project with their German counterparts, rather than simply furthering their own individual research in Germany.

The support of early career researchers and junior scholars is a significant focus of this scheme.

Click here to see a list of the projects funded for 2016-17 (PDF 105KB).

Eligibility for Research

Australian applicants must be:

  • employed as an academic staff member in a teaching and research or research only role at the Australian university administering the application and with a contract at that university that is valid for the duration of the relevant funding period; or
  • enrolled for the duration of the relevant funding period as a PhD or Research Masters student at the Australian university administering the application and part of a research project application submitted by an eligible staff member at that same university.

The scheme is open to Australian researchers at participating Australian universities in all academic fields involved in a collaborative project with German research partners.

Proposals must provide opportunities for exchanges between early career researchers (ECR). However it is not compulsory to be an ECR to apply.  Researchers from the Humanities and Social Sciences are encouraged to apply.

Details of eligibility for German applicants are available on the DAAD website here.

Application Dates

Applications open on 4 April 2016 and close on 17 June 2016. Applicants will be informed of the outcomes in writing in November 2016. Project funding will commence in 2017.

The application form is available to download here (DOCX 832.6KB).

Further information

The full terms and conditions of the scheme are available here (PDF 138.5KB) and must be read before applying.

The full list of projects funded in 2015 can be downloaded here (PDF 105KB).

A comprehensive list of frequently asked questions can be downloaded here (PDF 167.5KB)

 

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Australia and Eurovision

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Congratulations to Australian entry Dami ImDami Im who came second in the 2016 Eurovision song contest, just being pipped to the post by the Ukrainian entry. SBS don’t know whether Australia will be invited back next year – that depends apparently on receiving an invitation from Ukraine. However, the broadcaster is going ahead with the plans to develop a pan-Asian version having obtained an option to do so earlier this year.

Dami’s not yet made it into the German iTunes charts and it will be interesting to see whether she achieves the same degree of success in Europe as she has done down-under. Her current tour covers only Australia until the end of the year.

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Federal Election 2016

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Parliament House Canberra - (c) Creative Commons

Parliament House Canberra – (c) Creative Commons

Malcolm Turnbull has announced that the next federal election will be on 2nd July. It will be a double dissolution election in which the whole of the senate as well as the house of representatives will be elected. The senate election will be held under a new set of rules, which was agreed recently by parliament

Details of voting for electors resident overseas can be found on the Australian Electoral Commission’s website here. We understand that details need to be updated by 23 May

The GABC is a non-partisan organisation and as such will express no support for either political party. We shall continue to bring you occasional news about German-Australian business matters. Up to date information can be found on the ABC website.

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Australian-German Advisory Group Report Release

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It was a milestone between both countries today, as the Australian-German advisory group co-chaired by Finance Minister Mathias Cormann and German Minister of State Dr Maria Böhmer presented their report and recommendations to the Prime Minister and Chancellor Merkel.

The report was created to identify strategic opportunities and cooperations which will strengthen the relationship between both countries and included a submission from the GABC board.

Our board members Robert Harrison, Eberhard Goihl, Sabine Pittrof, Stefan Augustin and David Campbell were present at the reception held in honour of the Prime Minister The Hon Malcolm Tunbull  at the Australian Embassy in Berlin following the release of the report.

The report can be viewed here:

http://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/international-relations/Documents/australia-germany-advisory-group.pdf 

Board Members at Embassy-1 PM_1

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Aesop are now in Munich

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Aesop Luitpoldblock

Delicately balanced Brutalism

Aesop recently opened its first signature store in Munich – the company’s seventh in Germany. Tucked within historic city centre The Luitpoldblock, and created in collaboration with local firm einszu33, the design experiments with balance and tension effected by striking contrasts in materiality and texture, and through tactile, delicate accents.

Centrally positioned in the main room, an outsized concrete point-of-sale counter complements a tiered concrete ceiling and screed floors; collectively, these Brutalist elements resonate with the architecture of the neighbourhood. A Carrara marble top and recessed marble sink contrast the counter’s monolithic austerity and soften the interior’s atmosphere. In the adjoining space a rounded concrete sink affords extended consultations, while vintage furnishings invite repose.

A vertical trapeze of aged brass with slender shelves of Carrara Marble descends from the ceiling and sits in the window, which yields generous views of the urban square beyond. The interior wall opposite the window is finished with soft velvet panels, which catch light and reflect rosy hues that shift over the course of the day.

Visitors can explore and select from a complete range of skin, hair and body care products, distinguished by botanical and laboratory-generated ingredients of the highest quality. The store’s trained consultants are able to offer advice about those best suited to individual needs.

Aesop was founded in Melbourne in 1987 and today offers its superlative formulations in signature stores and counters around the world, and online. As the company evolves, meticulously considered design remains paramount to the creation of each space.

Aesop Luitpoldblock

Maximiliansplatz 10
80333 München, Germany

+49 089 2554 7016 luitpoldblock@aesop.com

Montag bis Sonntag AM 11.00 PM 7.00