PLAY PKN: Video Bulletin 1 March

In the news: Frugalpac, Mother of Pearl Vodka, Close the Loop Group, IVE Group, JacPak, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Pro-Pac Packaging, Soft Plastics Taskforce, Visy.

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Three years after Australia walked away from free trade negotiations with the European Union, Canberra and Brussels appear to be edging back toward an endgame on an Australia–EU Free Trade Agreement (A-EU FTA).

Australia’s position in the Harvard Economic Complexity Index (ECI) has just received a significant boost, moving from 105th to 74th place out of the 145 countries assessed, but it is due to a recalibration of calculation methodology rather than a meaningful change in capability.

Seedlab Australia has launched a new national sponsorship for a Churchill Fellowship focused on food and beverage innovation, with the opportunity to be offered nationally from 2026 for five years.