Australian Financial Review Report: Stanley Fischer wrote the book on economics. His textbook, Macroeconomics, educated the past generation of economists. He supervised the PhD thesis of Fed Governor Ben Bernanke at MIT. So you would think Fischer would be a little ashamed of his profession in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis. Has he […]
R&D Info report: CSIRO’s latest research flagship, the $70 million Sustainable Agriculture Flagship, has been officially launched with the aim of increasing productivity by 50% and reducing carbon emissions by the same amount across Australia’s agricultural and forestry sectors. CSIRO chief executive Dr Megan Clark said CSIRO scientists will collaborate with government agencies, universities and agribusinesses […]
R&D Info report: The Federal Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr, has released a national strategy to increase public awareness and understanding of science. The report proposed the development of a “coordinated national framework for public engagement” that will be developed from existing infrastructure such as CSIRO Education and Outreach and the […]
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Australia Appoints new Ambassador to Israel
Today , the Foreign Minister announced the appointment of Ms Andrea Faulkner as Australia’s Ambassador to Israel. Ms Faulkner replaces Mr James Larsen who has been Ambassador since September 2006. She is expected to take up her appointment in March 2010. “Australia and Israel’s longstanding and warm friendship is based on Australia’s historical support for Israel […]
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Tel Aviv, February 10, 2010– Toronto Stock Exchange and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalise cooperation between the markets. Under the MoU, the exchanges will work to broaden relations between them by developing channels of communication; advancing opportunities for cross listing; supporting the respective […]
Franchises Forever a Favourite in Australia
IBISWorld Report: The opening of the first franchised McDonald’s outlet in Australia in the early 1970s marked the formal beginning of the Franchising industry in Australia (report X0002). Forty years on, the industry has about 1,200 franchisors and nearly 90,000 franchisees. The number of franchise operators has grown by an average of 6.1% a year […]
IBISWorld report In 2009, the Australian Government put out a $20 million tender to find a new brand to redefine and enhance Australia’s global image as a provider of quality goods and services. It certainly may be needed. During 2009, Australia’s brand took a beating in industries as diverse as wine, wool, and international education. […]
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