Reasons For Australias Competitive Advantage

Question 1

Example

Answer 1

Our clean green and ethical image
- Regulation (state and federal)
o Environmental Act
o Food safety Acts
o Employment Acts
- Tight control/regulations of these laws
- Morally tight government
- Isolation from other countries
- Standard of production eg. Laws and codes of practice
- High quality of produce
- Reliable supply – grain is produced all over Australia
- Low disease and pest risk
Low Pest and Disease Risk
- Difficult for pests to entre or leave the country
- Climate ensures a lot of pests are controlled on their own
- Stringent regulations/code of practice
- Distance between production area
- Desert in middle of Australia
High Production and Processing Standards
- One of the best in the world as there is tightly held standards to follow
- Leading country
Industry Quality Assurance Programs
- Strict guidelines regarding testing of grain at ports
- Strict guidelines with applying herbicides
- This ensures high quality, reliable standard of produce
Economic Strength and Stability
- No bribes in the government
- Stable, high standard of government
Reliability
- Number of production areas. Eastern seaboard, western seaboard
- If eastern states having a bad season usually WA is not affected
Stability of Government
Availability and Adoption of Technology
- One of the most tech advanced countries
- Producers adopt new techniques
- Auto steer, tramlining, weed seeker
- One of the best mobile services in the world

Market Access especially to niche markets

• Clean, green
• Eg) wague beef is a niche market
• Niche markets want high quality produce