Minister for Investment and Trade Martin Hamilton-Smith has met with executive committee members of the Malaysia Australia Business Council in Kuala Lumpur. As part of his week-long South East Asia trade mission the Minister discussed the South Australian Government’s plans for a business delegation to Malaysia to be led by the Premier later this year,…
Minister for Investment and Trade Martin Hamilton-Smith will fly to South East Asia today for discussions around the State Government’s in-country trade representation in the region.The trade mission will visit Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, meeting with key government officials to discuss embedding South Australian staff in the respective Austrade offices.Mr Hamilton-Smith said increasing the state’s…
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On 7 September 1915, South Australian mothers gathered in the South Park Lands of Adelaide to mourn the loss of their sons at Gallipoli. The Australian Soldiers Dardanelles Cenotaph was Australia’s first memorial to the Gallipoli campaign. Restored in 1969 after years of neglect, it stands as the only Anzac memorial that has borne witness…
The Minister for Defence Industries Martin Hamilton-Smith has met with the South Australian companies supplying the world’s largest and most complex military aircraft project. Adelaide-based BAE Systems Australia, RUAG Australia and Levett Engineering are all operating on the international stage, manufacturing and exporting components for the global F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. Visiting RUAG’s facilities…
The Kintore Avenue boundary of Government House will be brought in 10 metres to create the Anzac Centenary Memorial Garden Walk that links the grounds of Government House with the Walk. The proposed project will require the first change to the boundaries of Government House since 1927, when the site for the South Australian National…
The Repatriation General Hospital precinct will be retained as a health, aged care precinct and supported accommodation precinct under plans announced today. Health, community and aged-care organisations will be invited to register their interest in the site, as the State Government commits to the precinct’s future, ruling out inappropriate development. Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and…
Twenty-two South Australian students depart tonight on a once-in-a-lifetime tour that culminates with the Dawn Service at Gallipoli on ANZAC Day. Education Minister Susan Close said the winners of the Premier’s ANZAC Spirit School Prize were ideal South Australian representatives for the Anzac Centenary. “These students are among just 400 across Australian who were chosen…
The premium cost of a local shipbuild highlighted in yesterday’s RAND report had been overblown because the building of submarines was never in the terms of reference. South Australia’s Defence Industries Minister Martin Hamilton-Smith said the exclusion of submarines from the report means it didn’t paint a true picture of what a local shipbuild could…
Around 60 South Australian business and industry representatives will head to India in August, as part of a major outbound mission building on links forged at the India – South Australia Business Forum during the recent Cricket World Cup. The trade mission will encourage investment and open market access to firms in defence, aerospace and…
