As 11am ticked over on Sunday morning in Sydney I jumped online to download the hotly anticipated Asian Century White Paper, commissioned by the Federal Government. During the last few days Australian media has been crammed with commentators putting their case forward on what the paper should contain and predicting the opportunities that Australian businesses …
As the chief executive of APP affiliates Solaris Paper-Australia and Cottonsoft New Zealand, I was invited to join the Indonesian delegation that traveled with the Minister of Trade, His Excellency Gita Wirjawan, during his visit to Auckland and Canberra in the second week of October 2012. I found Pak Gita to be an urbane, charismatic …
Though most of the general chatter surrounding international trade seems to be about Australia and China, I suspect that behind some ministerial doors a great deal of time is spent on New Zealand’s relationship with Indonesia, and the ever-widening trade channel with the world’s fourth most populous nation. Kiwis would be justified in feeling a …
Last week I met with Mohammad Ali Rahimi, a 12 year old boy from Afghanistan, who will be the first student at Holroyd High School to benefit from a scholarship fund we have contributed to. I was at Holroyd High School on the invitation of Principal Dorothy Hoddinott to attend the school’s mid-year Young Achievers’ Presentation, …
