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Western Australia's dynamic economy
Western Australia plays an important role in Australia’s economy – with just 10 per cent of the national population, it generates an impressive 40 per cent of the country’s export income.
Perth’s geographical location means that it is in the same time zone with many Asian countries, and is contactable with Europe during business hours, making it easier to communicate with major trading partners such as China, India, Japan, Singapore and the United Kingdom.
With rapidly-expanding international business partnerships, Western Australia supplies world class products and services locally and internationally, including:
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- Information and communication technologies |
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- Defence systems |
- Manufactured goods |
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- Education |
- Mining equipment and services |
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- Energy |
- Precious and base minerals |
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- Environmental systems |
- Resource and infrastructure engineering |
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- Food and wine |
- Tourism |
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- Healthcare |
Some successful West Australian companies |
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Argyle Diamonds is the world's largest supplier of diamonds, producing 30 million carats each year from its operations in the East Kimberley region in northern Western Australia. The company's production accounts for approximately one-quarter of the world's natural diamond production.
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Austal is the world’s largest builder of high-speed ferries and marine transport by utilising leading edge technology and design capabilities in aluminium. In 2001, Austal became the first company to supply the United States military with a high-speed vessel, the Theatre Support Vessel (TSV).
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Brookfield Multiplex is the State’s major construction company with an international reputation for quality, innovation and delivery of challenging projects - including Dubai’s Emirates Towers, London’s Wembley National Stadium, and prominent hotels in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
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Linneys is most notable for creating unique award-winning pieces of jewellery using South Sea peals from Broome, as well as diamonds and Western Australian gold. Linneys has appointed Perth film and TV celebrities Melissa George and Ernie Dingo as the company’s Ambassadors.
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Vmoto scooters began when two Perth friends realised their city was missing this practical and fuel efficient form of transportation. Now a highly successful company, the scooters are manufactured in China by one of the world’s largest motorcycle makers who make over two million motorcycles a year.
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Woodside is Australia’s top 10 companies by market capitalisation, and the nation’s largest publicly-traded oil and gas exploration and production company. It is now one of the world’s leading producers of liquefied natural gas (LNG), exporting to major clients in China, Japan and South Korea.
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