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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg launches Australian-made marketplace Buy Aussie Now
Ministry of Chocolate in Croydon, Melbourne. Supplied.
Australian-made and owned products have a new online marketplace to call home, with the Buy Aussie Now marketplace and tick of approval officially launching today.
The virtual marketplace had its official send-off by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, who promoted the website and Australian-made stamp of approval at an event at the Ministry of Chocolate factory in Melbourne’s east on Friday morning.
Following a post-Christmas soft launch, Buy Aussie Now boasts 15,000 products from 1,000 businesses and says it has another 5,500 registered to join.
Founder Mitch Catlin says the marketplace’s accompanying tick of approval will help Australian shoppers identify businesses that are 100% Australian owned, and products that are 100% Australian made.