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As questions remain over whether Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be able to secure a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the upcoming G7 summit, one Australian state has moved to actively engage the U.S. market.
Queensland’s Liberal National Party (LNP) has launched several initiatives to try engage U.S. expertise and business.
Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie is set to lead a trade mission to Boston to bolster investment in the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.
The state says it’s open for business with the United States and will aim to promote the Gabba entertainment precinct and opportunities around the Olympics, and will lead a delegation to the BIO International Convention in Boston to attract investment in bio-medicine.
Meanwhile, Premier David Crisafulli is set to be a guest speaker at the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia’s Independence Day event in Brisbane on July 4.
Queensland has also just appointed Alexander White, a former advisor to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, as privacy commissioner to the state.
As part of White’s role, he will be tasked with governing how agencies collect, store, use and disclose personal information.
Earlier in the year, the LNP government sent a delegation to the United States and Canada to attract investment in the state’s coal, gas, and oil reserves.
In contrast, the federal government’s relations with the United States appear to be heading on a different trajectory with Prime Minister Albanese faced with a swathe of issues to negotiate through with the Trump administration at the upcoming G7 summit.
