South Australia on show to prospective business migrants

More than 120 prospective overseas business migrants, from countries including China, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, are taking part in a South Australian Government-led exploratory visit this week. As part of the visit, a regional trade expo at the Adelaide Town Hall today will showcase more than 35 South Australian regional businesses, hosted by Immigration SA,…

Two-day trade mission to Japan

A high level delegation from South Australian businesses and government will visit Japan this week for a series of business and trade meetings. It follows a recent visit of 20 business delegates from the Okayama Prefecture in Japan to Adelaide and is part of a delegation to North Asia led by Minister for Investment and…

South Australia eyes exciting opportunities in space

A Who’s Who of the Australian space sector, including astronauts, rocket scientists and engineers, will be in Adelaide tomorrow for the Defence SA and the Space Industry Association of South Australia Space Forum. A lead into the 68th International Astronautical Congress set down for Adelaide in September 2017, the event will also see the official…

Big year for South Australia’s defence industry

The 2015-16 Defence SA Annual Report tabled in Parliament this week, details big year for South Australia’s defence industry, particularly in naval shipbuilding, with more exciting opportunities on the horizon for South Australia. Defence Industries Minister Martin Hamilton-Smith said the report highlights the importance of the defence industry for South Australia’s economic prosperity as it…

Dutch delegation in South Australia

A high-level delegation from The Netherlands is in South Australia this week and gets underway this morning. The delegation, led by Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ms Lilianne Ploumen, includes 95 Dutch businesses from the agriculture, food, horticulture, water, logistics and smart cities sectors. After morning talks with Investment and Trade Minister Hamilton-Smith…

South Australia welcomes visitors from West Java

South Australia welcomes 30 delegates from its sister-state West Java today for a two day visit. The group is in Adelaide to attend the second meeting of the joint working group, established under the South Australia–West Java Sister State Agreement, and will attend a business and government community dinner. The meeting will set the tone…

Jobs and investment focus of SA mission to Europe

Attracting new investment to South Australia, growing the more than $1 billion annual exports to the region and creating local jobs will be a key focus of the State Government’s European trade, investment and defence delegation underway now. Premier Jay Weatherill and Martin Hamilton-Smith, the Minister for Investment and Minister for Defence Industries, will lead…