Joe Parkes
Increasing Security Exports
The ever-increasing anxiety about global security has led to an increase in security products worldwide. Australia’s know-how in this area is well respected, but what more can we do to increase defence and security exports? Ask an average Australian what he or she thinks about defence exports, and you could end up in a debate […]
Freight issues and solutions for exporters
Export freight is one thing, but when you factor in our own freight infrastructure, too, it’s a whole new ball game. Joe Parkes examines the issues, takes note of possible freight solutions on the horizon, and checks that all the paperwork exporters need is in order to get your exports to market. An ancient Chinese […]
The manufactured exports industry revealed
When it comes to the manufactures export industry, finds the news is very good or very bad. It depends on many factors but one of the most important is how manufactures exporters are tackling our perennial tyranny of distance. Has the China-led explosion of manufacturing in the developing world quashed Australia’s hopes for a thriving […]
Pointers on exporting to America
Exporting to America isn’t all that easy. So how should you go about it? Joe Parkes examines the big picture behind exporting to America and looks at how successful Australian exporters are working around problems. To Australian exporters, America often beckons like the biggest and most bountiful apple tree in the international trade orchard. While […]
Door-to-Door Exporting
If you’re an exporter looking for a way to relieve the annoying formalities that come with exporting your goods, it might be high time you find a forwarding agent who can book your freight door-to-door. A quiet revolution is going on in Australia’s borderless export industry and it is showing signs of turning our exporters […]
Exporting to Indonesia
Times are changing in Indonesia, bringing fresh trade and export opportunities. It’s time to ignore the negative stereotypes of the past and realise the potential of the Australia–Indonesia export relationship. Exporters need to avoid the impression that Indonesia and Australia are just like a couple of bad-tempered neighbours, yelling at each other over the back fence […]