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Celebrating Australia Day in Seattle
Australians and friends from across the Puget Sound region came together for AACC Pacific Northwest’s Australia Day Celebration on Saturday 28 January, 2023 in downtown Seattle.
AACC Pacific Northwest & BABC Pacific Northwest Sundowner - February 2023
Join AACC Pacific Northwest and BABC Pacific Northwest for a joint Sundowner at The Diller Room on Thursday 23 February.
2023 Australia Day Celebration tickets now on sale
Tickets are now on sale for the Australian American Chamber of Commerce Pacific Northwest’s 2023 Australia Day celebration!
This is an evening cocktail party at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront hotel in downtown Seattle on Saturday 28 January, starting at 6pm and going until late.
A message from AACC PNW President Martin Gorman
Looking back on 2022, our chamber has achieved quite a lot in a short time.
Holiday cheer in Seattle – AACC PNW hosts its first Christmas party
Members of the Australian community in the greater Seattle region gathered on Sunday 11 December to celebrate the holiday season in the most Aussie way possible – a backyard Christmas party.
The Australian American Chamber of Commerce Pacific Northwest proudly hosted its first Christmas party for both members and non-members of the organization. Nearly 100 people enthusiastically braved the December chill, turning out for roasted lamb, pork belly, sides, snacks and desserts.
18th Annual Australian Budget Review Webinar 2022
The Federal Treasure, Dr Jim Chalmers, will deliver his first Federal Budget on Tuesday 25th October from Parliament House in Canberra. It is expected the new Australian Government to hand down a moderate Budget as a formality of resetting the economic agenda and addressing Australia’s deficit.
Treasurer Chalmers said there will be a focus on health, aged care, NDIS, defence, and public debt.
Medibank, Woolworths hacked as 2022 becomes Australia’s worst year for cyberattacks
It’s shaping up to be Australia’s most dangerous year for cyberattacks as the identity of nearly one in two Australians has been embroiled in several high-profile company breaches spanning telecommunications, health and retail.
Cybersecurity expert and founder of StickmanCyber Ajay Unni says the key takeaway for business is that a transparent, proactive and accountable reaction to a cyberattack is the best way to protect the reputation and operation of an organisation moving forward.
Food tech startup Vow wants to make Australia a world leader in cultured meat
Meat is delicious. Whether you choose to eat meat or not, you know it’s bloody good food. This is why I, and billions of others, eat meat. And it’s why a staggering 339 million tonnes of meat were eaten globally in 2021, up 5% from 2020. But meat production is deeply problematic. From land clearing, to water use, to the rising zoonotic disease outbreaks, to the repeated mass culling of diseased animals, our growing appetite for meat is creating increasingly dire problems.
