I\u2019m a huge advocate for Aussie businesses, innovators and entrepreneurs, so I\u2019m super proud to be drawing attention to the tangible as well as \u2018feel good\u2019 benefits of buying local as Australian Made Week Ambassador. <\/p>\n
When we choose to buy products bearing the iconic green-and-gold kangaroo logo it makes a huge impact on supporting local jobs and communities and boosting local economies. <\/p>\n
New stats from Roy Morgan research also paint a promising picture of what\u2019s possible if Aussies make a few small \u2018swaps\u2019 when they shop \u2013 if every household spent an additional $20 per week on Australian Made products, it would inject an extra $11 billion into the economy each year and creates almost 20,000 new jobs. My own research supports these numbers and given I got 53% for Marco Economics at university, that holds weight.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s why in 2026, Australian Made Week is pushing the $20 \u2018swap your shop\u2019 challenge, which is as easy as taking a few seconds to seek out the certified Australian Made options when buying everyday items like groceries, household goods and clothing.<\/p>\n
There are so many high-quality Australian products \u2013 in nearly every product category there\u2019s an Aussie option \u2013 so why wouldn\u2019t you want to buy local? We have an international reputation for having the highest standards in craftsmanship, safety and sustainability.<\/p>\n
We also have such an immense pool of talented and hardworking people on home soil who we need to support and celebrate.<\/p>\n
My business partners and I have made a conscious decision to support Australian product and produce because we know it leads the world in quality as well as safety standards.<\/p>\n
I encourage all Aussies to join with me this Australian Made Week \u2013 as well as the other 51 weeks of the year \u2013 in showing and sharing their love for local makers and growers. Take up the \u2018swap your swap\u2019 challenge!<\/p>\n
Every Aussie wins when we buy local.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I\u2019m a huge advocate for Aussie businesses, innovators and entrepreneurs, so I\u2019m super proud to be drawing attention…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":683512,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,329492,273440,329489,329497,329496,329493,329495,329488,329490,611,44,329494,329491,54634,271742,51303],"class_list":["post-683511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-backaustraliamay2026-australianmade","tag-business-partners","tag-buying-everyday-items","tag-certified-australian","tag-high-quality-australian-products","tag-highest-standards","tag-household-goods","tag-iconic-green-and-gold","tag-international-reputation","tag-mark","tag-news","tag-product-category","tag-promising-picture","tag-roy-morgan","tag-safety-standards","tag-stewart"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/683511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=683511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/683511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/683512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=683511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=683511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=683511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}