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Austrade job ad – Innovation Landing Pad Manager, Berlin
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
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
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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
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The Australia-Germany Joint Research Scheme
The 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
Congratulations to Australian entry Dami 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
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
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:
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Aesop are now in Munich
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
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ThyssenKrupp to buy Australian ASC?
The Adelaide Advertiser reports that German firm Thyssen Krupp Marine
Systems is looking at the feasability of buying South Australian firm ASC, currently owned by the Australian Federal Government. Thyssen Krupp is engaged in a bidding process to supply the Australian Navy with its next fleet of submarines. Thyssen Krupp is suggesting that it will expand the yard and would like to supply other countries with vessels in the future.
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Free Trade Down-Under
Free Trade with Australia? Politico’s Ryan Heath has noted in today’s insider news from Brussels that a free trade agreement with Australia and New Zealand is being bumped up the priority list in the European Commission. This is definitely good news for Australian companies trading in Europe and those companies interested in doing business “down under”. Hopefully the agreement won’t get bogged down in the same discussions as the Canadian CETA agreement and the TTIP agreement with the US.
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Australian Defence Minister visitng German Shipyards
Kevin Andrews, the defence minister in Australia, is
currently in Germany and will be visiting ThyssenKrupp’s marine systems shipyards on Thursday 23rd April, as reported in the Australian. ThyssenKrupp together with Siemens is hoping to win a potentially lucrative contract to replace Australia’s aging Collins class submarines.
Wikipedia has a detailed article on the issues behind the submarines and the current negotiations here.