The 100th anniversary of South Australia’s WWI loss and sacrifice on the French battlefields will be commemorated by Veterans’ Affairs Minister Martin Hamilton-Smith, who is in France as part of an official Defence Industries and Trade and Investment visit to France and the United Kingdom. Minister Hamilton-Smith will attend the Bastille Day Parade on July…
The French Government has again expressed its eagerness to move forward with Australia and South Australian to maximise industry and job opportunities arising from the $89 billion Future Naval Shipbuilding contracts, announced in April. Defence Industries Minister Martin Hamilton-Smith met the French President Francois Hollande and French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian at a French…
Adelaide will become the Australasian headquarters for global engineering support services company Babcock International Group, following a multi-million dollar investment by the company which will deliver more than 48 highly skilled jobs to the State. The company will relocate its Mission Critical Services Australasian head office to the Adelaide CBD from Brisbane as part of…
With the Federal election outcome decided, South Australia is getting on with the task of maximising industry and job opportunities arising from the $89 billion Future Naval Shipbuilding contracts, announced in April. Defence Industries Minister Martin Hamilton-Smith is in France and the UK over the next week meeting with defence and high tech industry representatives…
Portraits of a few who represent many, describes a major photographic exhibition opening in Adelaide today, featuring 100 South Australian war veterans.The veterans’ portraits were captured as part of an ambitious nationwide project titled Reflections – Honouring our World War II Veterans, which aimed to photograph as many of Australia’s surviving World War II veterans…
Consul-General of India visits Adelaide The Consul-General of India in Sydney, Mr B. Vanlalvawna, will be in Adelaide today to highlight opportunities for South Australian businesses interested in trading with Indian counterparts. As part of the South Australian Government’s Business Education Program, today’s engagement session provided an insight into India’s business environment and recent India…
South Australia’s overseas goods exports totalled $11.5 billion, up 0.7 per cent in the year to May 2016, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The latest figures show South Australia again performed better than the national average, where total exports fell 4.2 per cent in the same period. Minister for…
A virtual war memorial, light show and multi-sensory Vietnam War-themed arts experience and a short film are among the meaningful and poignant projects sharing in the State Government Anzac Day Commemoration Fund grants. Announcing the recipient projects today, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Martin Hamilton-Smith said the Anzac Day Commemoration Council was impressed by the standard…
Forecast business growth has prompted high-tech South Australian defence firm APC Technology to relocate to larger premises, allowing it to meet increased customer demand. Opening the new premises in Cheltenham today Minister for Defence Industries Martin Hamilton-Smith said APC’s expansion was another example of the transforming South Australian economy. APC has moved from Stepney to…
The State Government’s export strategy is paying dividends, a leading economic report says. Despite falling prices in some sectors, a strong rise in volumes contributed to an almost $600 million boost in exports, the South Australian Centre for Economic Studies June 2016 report shows. Investment and Trade Minister Martin Hamilton-Smith says the report is a…