20 May 2014 Lauren Fitzgerald ABC Rural A parliamentary committee travelling around northern Australia has arrived in the Northern Territory, with a first stop in Alice Springs. The committee is asking individuals […]
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Article – Nation’s north must trade its way to prosperity, says Andrew Robb
21 May 2014 Annabel Hepworth The Australian A KEY architect of the Coalition’s policy to develop northern Australia will today flag using trade to boost the region and say it is “dead […]
Read moreArticle – Inquiry heads to Northern Territory to hold public hearings into developing Northern Australia
20 May 2014 ABC News A federal inquiry into developing Northern Australia turns its focus to the Northern Territory this week, with major industries set to provide information about the Territory’s opportunities […]
Read moreMedia Release – Building Northern Territory Transport Infrastructure for the 21st Century
13 May 2014 Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development The Abbott Government has made a record $593.7 million investment to build the infrastructure of the 21st Century for the Northern Territory. The funds provided […]
Read moreArticle – Record injection for WA infrastructure
14 May 2014 Lisa Cox Sydney Morning Herald Perth Airport to attract more than $600 million from Tuesday’s federal budget. Photo: Erin Jonasson The Abbott government says the 2014-15 federal budget will invest […]
Read moreArticle – Browse gas fields: Rocky outcrops could change WA's share of offshore fields
16 May 2014 Graeme Powell and Sue Lannin ABC News The discovery of three rocks off the Kimberley coast means Western Australia’s share of Woodside’s Browse gas field could jump from an […]
Read moreArticle – First tracks laid in Roy Hill project in WA's Pilbara
16 May 2014 Sue Lannin ABC News The first railway tracks have been laid at Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill project in the Pilbara in northern Western Australia. Traditional owners held a welcome […]
Read moreArticle – Rocky outcrops worth billions
16 May 2014 Andrew Probyn The West Australian Three rocky outcrops, each no bigger than a kitchen table, have become the most lucrative pieces of real estate in WA’s history. Their chance […]
Read moreArticle – Joyce admits Budget will be tough for rural Australia
14 May 2014 ABC Rural The Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce acknowledges the Federal Government will lose some friends in rural Australia because of the Budget. But he says hard decisions had to […]
Read moreArticle – The 2014 Federal Budget: What it means for mining
14 May 2014 Cole Latimer Australian Mining The latest budget has been released and there were a number of surprises for the mining industry. However, despite what many critics of the industry […]
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