Did you know that Australia spent $1,174,000,000 (thats well over a billion dollars) overseas on print in 2008-2009 and it's getting bigger every year? Source: DFAT composition of trade 2008-2009
(Full report available here)... Thats hundreds of Australian jobs!
Think Local:
NSW Treasurer, Eric Roozendaal's budget offers local firms a 20 per cent premium in bidding for tenders compared to foreign bidders. The policy is expected to apply to about $4 billion worth of goods and services supplied to the Government. However not everyone agrees, read the Crikey review here.
2010 - Australian printers not faring well!
- 22nd February 2010 The Printing Department article here
- 28th February 2010 Worldwide Online article here
- 2nd March 2010 Rapid Digital article here
- 3rd March 2010 e2e article here - Liquidated print manager e2e
- 9th March 2010 Paragon Printing article here ... and here ... and here
- 15th March 2010 Apex Press article here.
- 22nd March 2010 Pettaras Press article here
- 9th April 2010 Beaver Press article here
- 12th April 2010 Further bad news, a major Paragon Printing customer, Argus Solutions, has elected to source printing from Asia! article here
- 20th April 2010 Chippendale Printing article here
- 27th April 2010 Scott Printing Pty Ltd article here - voluntary administration
- 5th June 2010 Equity Packaging article here - liquidation
- 15th June 2010 M & M Binders article here - liquidation
- 18th June 2010 Bravo article here - liquidation
- 21st June 2010 Litho Print Pty Ltd article here - liquidation
- 22nd June 2010 Quality Print Group article here - liquidation
- 16th July 2010 Government report shows huge drop in printing vacancies article here
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