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South Australian winemaker Bec Hardy Wines will soon be sending more than 133,500 bottles of its signature wines to major American retail outlets.

Australia’s largest export source has suffered a blow after prices of iron ore tumbled by more than 50% over the last two months.

Small businesses are bearing the brunt of disruptions to global supply chains as the pandemic pushes the price of shipping higher, new research has found.

The Victorian government is spending $4.7 million on a trade program in a bid to help exporters affected by disruptions to global supply chains.

Until COVID, Australians had a pretty safe assumption that global supply chains could supply more or less whatever they wanted.

Greater Sydney is Australia’s largest logistics hub and many of Australia’s distribution chains aren’t set up to operate without Sydney.

Federal government funding to the tune of almost $1 million for Australia’s peak wine body will help wine producers tap into markets outside of China but more needs to be done to drive consumer demand, a South Australian wine producer says.

This current phase — where Australian borders are closed but the rest of the world is opening up — is going to cause severe damage to international business.

Minister Patterson said the Paris office will be a crucial part of the network of existing offices, opening up further opportunities for South Australian businesses.

The Australian government should release the full details before the agreement is signed, so that we are able to see what is being traded away before it’s too late.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called the Australia-UK free trade agreement that will cut tariffs on 99% of Aussie goods ‘the right deal’ for the nation.

Scott Morrison says he’s waiting for ‘the right deal’ before the UK-Australia free trade agreement (FTA) is finalised, but what are the sticking points preventing a signing?