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Dear AKBC Members,

New South Wales Premier Dom Perrottet has thrown his support behind the 43rd annual Joint Meeting between the AKBC and the Korea-Australia Business Council (KABC), announcing the NSW Government as its major sponsor. Taking place in Sydney on the 29th and 30th of November, this is the premier event on the Australia-Korea trade and investment calendar and is widely regarded as a must-attend occasion by senior executives working in the Australia-Korea space.

Dear AKBC Members,

A big welcome home to our 13 AKBC delegates who recently visited Korea as part of our 2022 delegation to Korea. Led by the Hon. Simon Crean and former Australian Ambassador to Korea Bill Paterson, this year’s program was designed to further engagement between Australia and Korea in hydrogen and critical minerals – the two sectors we’ve identified as most promising in the pair’s economic relationship.

On 1 June 2022, the Australia-Korea Business Council held a webinar on Food and Agribusiness Opportunities in Korea.

The third webinar in our event series “Building and Enhancing Victorian Business’ Export Capabilities to South Korea,” supported by Global Victoria, this webinar was presented by Peter Underwood of IRC Consulting, Haesook Chung from the Victorian Government Trade and Investment (VGTI) Seoul Office, and Linny Thom from the Victorian Government’s Food and Fibre Team in Melbourne.

On 2 June 2022, the Australia-Korea Business Council held a webinar on the Practicalities of Exporting to Korea.

The final webinar in our event series “Building and Enhancing Victorian Business’ Export Capabilities to South Korea,” supported by Global Victoria, this webinar was presented by Peter Underwood of IRC Consulting.

On 26 May 2022, the Australia-Korea Business Council held a webinar on understanding E-ctommerce in Korea.

Dear AKBC Members,

Anthony Albanese has been sworn in as Australia’s 31st Prime Minister, with Labor ending close to a decade of Coalition rule as they secure 76 seats to form a majority government. While a significant victory for the ALP, the election outcome is a seismic shift. The dominance of the major parties has been broken and a more progressive parliament of Independents, Greens and minor parties in both the House of Representatives and the Senate has emerged.

Dear AKBC Members,

The federal election is now well underway with Australians set to head to the polls on May 21. As Prime Minister Scott Morrison attempts to deliver a fourth consecutive term of government for the Coalition, our friends in Korea are becoming acquainted with President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, who led the conservatives to power after five years in opposition.

The Australia-Korea Business Council (AKBC) hosted the second Australia-Korea Women in Leadership Lunch at Deakin Downtown in Melbourne on Thursday 7 April, following the success of the inaugural leadership lunch in Sydney on 24 March. The event was MC’d by AKBC’s Executive Director, Liz Griffin. 

Dear AKBC Members,

It’s been an extremely busy month in both Korean and Australian politics, bookended by Korea electing their next President and the Morrison Government handing down its final budget ahead of an election which is expected to be called in the coming days.

On Friday, the Victorian Government announced a partnership with the NSW Government, investing $10 million each in grant funding to co-deliver the Hume Hydrogen Highway (HHH) program, an Australian-first renewable hydrogen refuelling network that promises to kickstart the high-potential hydrogen-for-transport sector.