Media releases

Media releases issued by ASR and relating our events are published here. For more information please contact our Canberra office.

Recent media releases:

  • 21 May 2012
    Hockey’s plan to broaden services trade with Asia

    The Opposition’s renewed emphasis on building services trade with Asia, as outlined by Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey at the National Press Club on 16 May 2012, is a welcome development in Australian trade and industry policy.

    “Mr Hockey is right in identifying health and financial services exports as having the potential to join tourism and education as major Australian exports”, said the President of the Australian Services Roundtable, James Bond.

    Full media release here -Shadow Treasurer Budget Budget 2013 response.pdf:

  • 15 May 2012
    ASR supports Opposition plan to revive foreign language study

    “There is a services boom happening on our doorstop in Asia, and we need the right skills to take advantage of it. Language skills are an important part of that equation,” said the President of the Australian Services Roundtable, James Bond.

    Full media release here -Opposition Budget 2013 response.pdf:

  • 9 May 2012
    Budget 2012-13 makes start on Asian Century Competitiveness

    The 2012-13 Budget shows the Government has taken an important first step in gearing Australia’s services sector for the Asian Century. ASR looks forward to more developments arising from the Australia in the Asian Century Taskforce.

  • 14 March 2012
    Succeeding in the Asian Century- Services Summit 2012

    There was an excellent discussion of the chalenges and opportunities for Australia business in the Asian Century at the Australian Services Roundtable’s Services Summit 2012

    Full media release here in the Asian Century.pdf:

  • 13 February 2012
    ASR welcomes talks at the WTO on a Services Plurilateral

    Dr Craig Emerson’s success in gaining support from key countries to start talks at the WTO in Geneva on a Services Plurilateral is an important and welcome development for Australia.

  • 13 December 2011
    ASR says payments impasse needs to end

    Payments impasse is costing $13 billion per year says ASR in op ed in Mon 12 Dec Australian Financial Review

  • 28 October 2011
    Australia right to lead world on services trade liberalisation

    Australia right to lead world on services trade liberalisation, said ASR President Kaaren Koomen

  • 5 October 2011
    Action needed to secure future jobs in services

    The ASR Position Paper Creating Sustainable Jobs for All Australians from Asian Demand for Services was tabled at the Future Jobs Forum. Media release and Position paper here – Action needed to secure future jobs in services.pdf:

  • 24 August 2011
    Time ripe for services push in Asia

    The Australian Financial Review, Wednesday 24 August 2011 Opinion, p63

    The much talked about growth of domestic demand and services in Asian economies is finally occurring and has an unstoppable momentum.

    In every area of services – from logistics, education, tourism, information and communications services to property development and finance – new global leaders will emerge from those companies that are successful in the highly competitive and contested Asian growth markets.

    China already has more top-10 banks, initial public offerings, mobile phone subscribers, university graduates, cars and fast trains than anywhere else.

  • 27 June 2011
    ASR welcomes NBN Co deal with Telstra and Optus

    “The agreements announced on 23 June between the NBN Co and Telstra and Optus spell good news for Australia’s services businesses as they bring reliable high speed broadband across Australia another step closer for Australian services businesses”, said the Australian Services Roundtable President Ms Kaaren Koomen.