Premier Jay Weatherill will today lead a debate in the State’s Parliament that will call on the Abbott Government to keep its promise and build future submarines in Adelaide. The motion, to be debated at midday today, also condemns the Federal Defence Minister for his recent attack on ASC workers and reaffirms support for those…
More than 130 Chinese investors, business migrants and economic leaders are in Adelaide to network with South Australian companies. Minister for Investment and Trade Martin Hamilton-Smith said the Invest in South Australia conference will strengthen business and investment opportunities with China. “Over the next three days, we will showcase the very best of South Australia…
South Australian Minister for Defence Industries, Martin Hamilton-Smith, is outraged at comments by an Abbott Government Minister which criticised the Australian shipbuilding industry. During Senate Question Time on Tuesday, Federal Defence Minister David Johnston criticised the performance of the Australian Submarine Corporation (ASC), stating “you wonder why I wouldn’t trust them to build a canoe?”…
Skilled and business migrants are increasingly looking to settle in South Australia, with 1,495 nominations this financial year, helping to boost South Australia’s economic growth. Minister for Investment and Trade, Martin Hamilton-Smith said this is a significant increase on the number of nominations last financial year. “In 2013-14, 2226 skilled migrants and 130 new business…
Regional businesses are continuing to thrive by engaging with international markets, with support from the State Government TradeStart and Gateway Business Program. Minister for Investment and Trade Martin Hamilton-Smith will today visit an example of this success, Streaky Bay Marine Products, to learn how the business grew its exports to Asia. “The State Government has…
The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Martin Hamilton-Smith has awarded $2,000 funding to the Streaky-Bay RSL Sub-Branch to help provide wheelchair access to its clubroom. Mr Hamilton-Smith said the Sub-Branch is an integral meeting spot for the local community. “The Streaky Bay RSL Sub-Branch clubroom is regularly used by veterans, the Country Women’s Association of Australia,…
A pioneer in establishing kangaroo on Australian restaurant menus has been recognised with two major awards in the 2014 South Australian Food Industry Program Awards. Macro Meat Gourmet Game founder Ray Borda was last night awarded the inaugural Duncan MacGillivray Entrepreneurs Award for pioneering the kangaroo industry in Australia. The company also won the Foodland…
South Australia has achieved a record high $2.4 billion in service exports in the 2013-14 financial year – boosting the state’s education, tourism, health, business and legal sectors. Minister for Investment and Trade Martin Hamilton-Smith said the latest data brings total goods and services exports for the year to $14.7 billion. “South Australia’s annual growth…
YAHOO!7: The South Australian Government has accused the Commonwealth of “gagging” the Australian Submarine Corporation (ASC) over the cost of building submarines locally. Read More
Hansard Extracts The Hon. M.L.J. HAMILTON-SMITH: I thank the member for Colton for his question because yesterday the Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, and the Chinese President, Mr Xi Jinping, signed the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement which we are discussing today. It is a historic agreement. Many of its key areas will involve South Australia’s most…
