Date: Monday, 19th October 2015 MOC’s statement on China’s FDI in Jan-Sept (Chinese) Source: MOC, 15 Oct 2015 International M&A projects saw a significant increase, with a total amount …
Education Talking Points 16-10-15
Date: Friday, 16th October 2015 PDF version More needs to be done to curb runaway student loans in vocational training (English) Source: The Age, 14 Oct 2015 Loan scandals have …

Post-Event Update: Marketing in China and Career Opportunities
On the 14th of October, AustCham held a Marketing in China and Career Opportunities event, where guests were given an insiders perspective into the successful marketing of businesses in China. The guest speakers …
Energy Talking Points 14-10-2015
Date: Wednesday, 14th October 2015 Chinese nuclear power industry see new developing opportunities (Chinese) Source: ifeng.com, 29 Sep 2015 Analysts believe that in the next 10 years, the investment into …
Food & Agribusiness Talking Points 13-10-2015
Date: Tuesday, 13rd October 2015 Rural Commodities Wrap – September 2015 (English) Source: NAB, 01 Oct 2015 Agricultural prices diverged in August and into September – protein and fibres generally …
Financial Services Talking Points 12-10-2015
Date: Monday, 12th October 2015 Economic and market highlights (English) Source: Macquarie Group, 02 October 2015 Macquarie forecasts that the first Federal Reserve interest rate rise will occur in …
Food & Agribusiness Talking Points 29-09-2015
Date: Tuesday, 29th September 2015 Finalize China FTA pleads agribusiness (English) Source: North Queensland Register, 16 September 2015 Agriculture bosses are urging new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to resolve the …
Financial Services Talking Points 28-09-2015
Date: Monday, 28th September 2015 The “Capital Conundrum” (English) Source: Macquarie Group, 22 September 2015 Bankers should pay attention to the impacts of recent changes by the APRA on …
Education Talking Points 25-09-15
PDF version Date: Thursday, 25th September 2015 Labor wants 2,000 students annually to take out loans for a ‘startup year’ (English) Source: zdnet.com, 24 September 2015 Federal Opposition Leader …
Food & Aribusiness Talking Points 22-09-2015
Lamb prices follow a generally seasonal pattern, rising early in the year before declining in spring, as the spring lamb supply becomes available. While we still expect that prices will drop off as supply comes online in the spring, our overall forecast is that prices will increase moderately on average in 2015-16 – up 1.2% (AUD) for the period.