22 May 2015Laura TingleQueensland Country Life GOVERNMENTS of all stripes talk about developing our north, with the latest effort being a $5 billion development fund revealed in the budget. But what is […]
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Irrigation and water development the answer for Northern Australia
28 May 2015Bob Katter KAP Federal Leader and Member for Kennedy Bob Katter used Question Time today to ask a Question Without Notice of the Federal Agriculture Minister on the need for […]
Read moreArticle – WA Premier opens FMG’s new gas pipelines
29 May 2015Vicky ValidakisAustralian Mining FMG has celebrated the formal completion and commissioning of a 270 kilometre pipeline which supplies gas to its Solomon Hub mining operations. The Fortescue River Gas Pipeline […]
Read moreArticle – Roy Hill boss sounds warning about overseas competition
25 May 2015Vicky ValidakisAustralian Mining The boss of Gina Rinehart’s $10 billion Roy Hill mine says Australian miners will have to fight to stay competitive in the iron ore market. Speaking at […]
Read moreArticle – $100m to ease cattle transport under Northern Australia Beef Roads Fund
8 May 2015Rosie LewisThe Australian Tony Abbott has announced the government’s first measure from the long-awaited Northern Australia White Paper, injecting $100 million into the region’s roads used to transport cattle. Unveiling the […]
Read moreArticle – Tony Abbott’s $1.7b injection for agriculture and northern Australia
8 May 2015Steven ScottCourier Mail STATES, councils and the private sector will be asked to chip in extra funds to help the Commonwealth’s $100 million fund for “beef” roads in Northern Australia […]
Read moreArticle – Northern Territory Government funds horticulture industry development in Central Australia, saying dates have lots of potential
11 May 2015Nathan CoatesABC Rural The Northern Territory Government is putting $1.2 million into developing the horticultural sector around Central Australia, saying industries like dates and table grapes have a lot of […]
Read moreArticle – Top End's $1.7b road, water boost
16 June 2015Laura Tingle and Phillip CooreyStockjournal THE federal government believes it can make a big difference to the economic development of northern Australia by spending a relatively little amount of money […]
Read moreArticle – Tony Abbott to reveal plan for northern Australia
15 June 2015Australian Financial Review The federal government believes it can make a big difference to the economic development of northern Australia by spending a relatively little amount of money on small road and […]
Read moreArticle – Abbott’s plan to woo investors
15 June 2015Steven ScottCourier Mail FOREIGN investors will be given incentives to back projects in north Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory as part of the Abbott Government’s plan to develop […]
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