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Trade tips from Adam Cunneen, Victorian Commissioner to Japan & Korea

by Georgina Jerums | 17 Jul 2018

Adam Cunneen, Victoria’s Commissioner to Japan and Korea reveals his top advice when seeking to trade and invest within such diverse markets.

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A chat with…the Victorian Commissioner to Japan and Korea, Adam Cunneen

by Georgina Jerums | 5 Jul 2018

Adam Cunneen shares an insider’s view on how Victorian businesses can best engage with the two countries.

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Meet the Commissioner for Victoria to Southeast Asia – Brett Stevens

by Georgina Jerums | 10 May 2018

Victoria’s Commissioner to Southeast Asia is Brett Stevens, a former fish farmer, now hooked on life in chaotic, colourful Jakarta.

A young Aboriginal Australian woman smiles at the camera in a room of young multicultural business people  

Supporting Aboriginal startups and entrepreneurs

by Georgina Jerums | 7 May 2018

LaunchVic’s latest grant round – closing 24 May – aims to put Aboriginal entrepreneurs into the driver’s seat.

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Winning streak: manufacturing on the rise in Victoria

by Georgina Jerums | 1 May 2018

Victorian manufacturing is on the up. Australian Industry Group (AIG) CEO Innes Willox takes us inside the resilience of our manufacturing sector.

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Boston calling: meet Victoria’s third Business Ambassador

by Georgina Jerums | 19 Apr 2018

Victoria’s latest Business Ambassador, Professor Ian Meredith, is opening trade doors in the healthcare space across North America.

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Meet the Commissioner for Victoria to China – Tim Dillon

by Editor | 17 Apr 2018

Engagement with China is very important to Victoria, both strategically and economically.

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Meet the Commissioner for Victoria to South Asia – Michelle Wade

by Georgina Jerums | 10 Apr 2018

We catch up with the Commissioner for Victoria to South Asia, Michelle Wade.

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A chat with…bionic eye trailblazer, Dr Lauren Ayton

by Georgina Jerums | 9 Apr 2018

We chart the rise of Dr Lauren Ayton, a 2015 Victoria Fellow recipient who is now a leading bionic eye researcher in New York.

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Melbourne on the cybersecurity frontline

by Georgina Jerums | 28 Mar 2018

We talk with CyberGym CEO Ofir Hason, whose company has helped to create jobs to help Victorian businesses fight cybercrime.

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Migrant entrepreneurialism the key to startup success

by Georgina Jerums | 14 Feb 2018

Migrant entrepreneurs are twice as likely to start businesses, according to a report in Harvard Business Review, for example Tesla and Kogan.

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Local workers suiting up for penguin parade revamp

by Editor | 24 Jan 2018

Phillip Island Nature Park’s $58 million revamp of the Penguin Parade Visitor Centre is set to benefit more than just the penguins.

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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Melbourne anti-nuclear campaign ICAN

by Editor | 8 Oct 2017

An international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons that originated in Carlton in Melbourne has been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize for Peace.

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