An expo featuring local, state and Australian government services that support small businesses will be held in Mount Gambier on Tuesday 13 June. Small Business Minister Martin Hamilton-Smith will open the BizLink event, which will also be attended by the Small Business Commissioner John Chapman and representatives from the Department of State Development and the…
South Australia, despite its size, is making a name for itself nationally and around the world through the South Australian Government’s targeted approach to international engagement. Investment and Trade Statement 2017
North East Asia markets are highly developed and present significant business opportunities for South Australia. This North East Asia Action Plan aims to create jobs, growth and investment for South Australia through increased trade with the North East Asia markets. Countries in the North East Asia markets are active in outward investment and have technologically…
Global IT giant NEC has celebrated another milestone in a series of South Australian investments with the opening of its Global Security Intelligence Centre this week. With cyber-attacks an increasing threat for business and government IT systems – as recently as a fortnight ago when the worldwide ransomware attack caused major global disruption – cyber…
Local company SAGE Automation has joined forces with Navantia Australia to secure a $2.8 million contract to supply integrated platform management systems (IPMS), a core component of any naval control system, to Spanish shipbuilder Navantia for two ships under construction for the Royal Australian Navy. This is the third project secured by the joint venture…
South Australian Government leaders and their Chinese counterparts in Shanxi Province are today signing an agreement with potentially lucrative education, research and trade outcomes in sectors as diverse as water and Chinese medicine. Minister for Trade and Investment Martin Hamilton-Smith and Shanxi Province Vice Governor Gao Jianmin witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding…
South Australia has resisted a play from the Federal Government to seize the state taxpayer owned Techport and shipbuilding land at no cost, insisting that the Commonwealth reimburse South Australians for state money used to build defence infrastructure. Defence Industries Minister Martin Hamilton-Smith said South Australians have already been taxed for defence and shouldn’t have…
Minister for Trade and Investment, Martin Hamilton-Smith, is today urging Chinese governments and industries to consider South Australia’s internationally regarded water security and management expertise to support more advanced water management outcomes. Decades of planning for and managing scarce water resources has South Australia well-placed to offer its experience and advice to international partners, particularly…
Minister for Investment and Trade, Martin Hamilton-Smith, will today officially open a new and expanded office in Jinan to provide a focal point for South Australia’s growing trade relationship with Shandong Province. The office is at a central city location easily accessed by South Australia’s existing and future government, research and education, and business partners…
Opposition Leader Steven Marshall should immediately suspend Shadow Trade Minister Tim Whetstone after an extraordinary attack on the current trade and sporting delegation in China. Speaking from China, Trade Minister Martin Hamilton-Smith said Whetstone’s credibility is now shot after his anti-Chinese, anti-business outburst in parliament yesterday. Mr Whetstone also needs to explain what he meant…