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Australia was the first Western country to break through the metaphorical Great Wall of China in terms of free trade, creating a trading environment no Western G20 economy has ever enjoyed. Yes, in breaking through we have got a little bloodied, but our efforts were not in vain, and they must not be in vain.
At these challenging times, we need to work hard to reverse the souring of our political relationship. The irony is that while at a political level our relationship is facing some difficulties, at a commercial level our relationship has never been better.
If the court’s decision does not stand, we will continue to face exposure to imperious government intervention in export markets, without any protection for those who do the right thing. It would leave our ability to operate in doubt.
Andrew Robb today completely rejected the assertions and innuendo made in a piece of gutter journalism in the Sunday Age newspaper.
“It will take quite a lot of adjustment in the UK for them to remove a lot of the assistance and protection for many of the agricultural products … It’s going to require a will on their part that hasn’t existed,”
Former trade minister Andrew Robb AO has told delegates at Red Meat that Asia and, in particular China, is where Australia must focus for future red meat export opportunities.
Mr Robb, who was minister for trade and investment under Malcolm Turnbull, on Thursday joins the board of Mind Medicine Australia, a body active in funding clinical research into the psychological benefits of medicinal psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms and MDMA (a pure form of ecstasy).
Psychedelics may have been used and abused by many hippies in the 1960s, but until banned in 1970 for crass political purposes psychedelics also held the promise of a remarkable impact in dealing with serious mental health conditions.
Former trade minister Andrew Robb said while the political relationship had been "toxic" in recent years, Chinese officials were more concerned about diversifying away from a reliance on US markets than punishing Australia.
Why I’m cheering for the Brexiteers, and why this Brexit issue won’t go away no matter what happens this time around.
Weight loss shakes maker Celebrity Slim has been sold by ASX-listed healthcare company Probiotec to Global Brands Australia for $6.75 million cash.
Australia must deepen political ties with Southeast Asian countries to “stop us from being the meat in the sandwich” and bullied by the US and China, former trade minister Andrew Robb has warned amid escalating tensions over the trade war.
A company chaired by former Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb is seeking an equity injection so it can buy weight loss shakes maker Celebrity Slim and list on the ASX-boards.
"What China does best we want and what we do best China wants," Robb said. "We've got very, very complementary economies, and that has led to an extraordinary two-way trade between our countries."
The Prime Minister’s performance was obviously instrumental in May’s election victory; however, he couldn’t have done it without the meticulous preparation of the party organisation.
Andrew Robb has received the 2019 AustCham President’s Award, awarded to an individual or association who has made a significant contribution to the Australian and Singaporean business community…
While we do well delivering our services like higher education and tourism at home to foreigners, if Australia is to continue its economic prosperity we need to take these world-class offerings to Asia.
China, the most populous nation in our region and our largest trading partner is very important to Australia.
Global demand for resources continues to grow, a trend that is expected to continue over the coming decades. This is being driven by population growth and the expansion of a more aspirant middle class in developing and emerging economies.
The imminent federal election must see our major political parties explain how they would position Australia to influence the emerging Cold War – fought in the domain of technology - between the US and China.
The Robb Group, based in Sydney CBD, is a family office that focuses on corporate consulting and investment banking style advisory services to the wholesale corporate market.
Establishing an Australian Business Growth Fund could provide SMEs with the opportunity to take this capacity for innovation into the broader Asian region.
As the developed world comes to recognise and accept the inevitable and substantial competitive forces coming from the developing world in the decades ahead, the tens of millions of small and medium businesses who will drive much of the growth must be resolute in demanding continued opening up of their economies, if the huge potential of the developing world is to be realised.
“China opened up to so many services in health, education, and water management…in hundreds of areas,” Robb said, adding that these areas are Australia's particular strength, expecting “enthusiasm” over further opportunities at home.
Chinese President Xi Jinping was on hand yesterday to open the China International Import Expo designed to show China is open to global markets for business.
At the Sino-International Entrepreneurs Summit in Wuhan, Mr Robb said 2019 would be a year of continued uncertainty and “global headwinds to growth” as a result of President Trump’s trade barriers and his “attack on the global supply chain”.
Chinese investors in Australia attending a Sino-Australasian entrepreneurs’ summit have been told that the food and agricultural sector is “ripe for the picking” with local superannuation funds remaining reluctant to invest.
The architect of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement said Australia was recognised internationally for its clear rules around investment and said the CIC would help to ensure it remains in the top tier.
The annual Sino-Australian Entrepreneurs Summit (SAES) will be held from Sept. 23 to 27 in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.
There are tensions over Australian access to the Chinese market and Chinese influence in Australia. Former trade minister Andrew Robb has contradicted the government's claims it's a media beat-up.