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buy australian webpage New website helps buy AustralianWhen K-Rudd launched the Stimulus Package ‘Investment Allowance’ – a 50% tax refund on business purchases of more than $1,000 by small businesses – I blogged about the idiocy of subsidising foreign purchases.

I don’t know about you but I struggle to think of a business asset that retails for more than $1,000 that is locally produced.

That’s why I was pleased to learn of a new website that aspires to make it much easier for consumers to search for Australian made products, and for local manufacturers to be found.

The website www.buyaustralianmade.com.au is not much fancier than a listing business – a directory. But it is being launched at a time when many manufacturers, especially in regional areas, are finding it tougher to sell their products through traditional retail outlets as the major chains cull their product lines.

“There is very strong support from the Australian public to buy locally-made products and source services from locally-based companies, but until now there hasn’t been an easy way of finding them,” said BuyAustralianMade managing director Stephen Gately in a press release.

“Over the past few years we’ve seen many thousands of local jobs lost to third world countries, and unless something changes, more local jobs will be lost. The loss of jobs has a large negative effect on our economy and our pride as a nation.”

The deadline to take advantage of the Investment Allowance was extended by six months in April. Purchases must be ordered by 31 Dec 2009, then delivered and installed by 31 December 2010, again a six month extension on the previous deadline.

That’s five months to get shopping and buy Australian.

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  • Wendy Petersen

    It’s about time that someone has taken up the fight. It’s great to see a portal for locally made goodies.

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  • http://www.xd.com.au Nina Meiers

    Um – don’t you think it’s a bit odd to stand up and wave this ‘BUY ME I’M AUSSIE’ flag when that Buy Australian website is hosted in the US?? Don’t get me wrong – I’m sure it’s a ‘cheap alternative’, like many exports are, but I’m sorry – that site has just lost quite a bit of credibility by the very fact it’s not even hosted in Australia.

    Come on Buy Australian – why not HOST Australia – and get serious… and .. Support us Australian hosters or are we just too expensive? I’ve got some space on MY Australian based servers, so you can be 100% Australian – not Australian with imported ingredients! :-D

    Nice concept, nice intent, but a little bit un-Australian in my books.

    Nina Meiers

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  • http://www.pollenmarketing.com.au Natalie Giddings

    Great initiative and I will use this from time to time.

    Nonetheless I would dearly love to see Australian brands strive to be purchased because they are the finest, rather than Australian made being their only claim to fame. There is no doubt in my mind that we are more than capable!

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  • http://www.internetretailing.com.au Mark F i internetretailing.com.au

    James, so excited to see this article. I wrote an article with a similar flavour except that it targets Aussie’s using the web to sell Australian goods overseas (and mentions this site you write about). Have a read, this is a great complimentary article. http://www.internetretailing.com.au/are-australian-producers-using-the-web-to-show-the-world-their-wares.html

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