AUSTRALIANS could be offered new tax perks to move to north under a Coalition plan to “substantially increase” the populations of cities including Cairns and Townsville. Public servants from the CSIRO and […]
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AUSTRALIANS could be offered new tax perks to move to north under a Coalition plan to “substantially increase” the populations of cities including Cairns and Townsville. Public servants from the CSIRO and […]
Read moreTHIS week Tony Abbott officially announced his plan to develop the north if he becomes prime minister. While the concept may have its good points, there’s also a lot of concern in the […]
Read moreTonny Abbott’s announcement about turning northern Australia into a food bowl has raised a few eyebrows on the Fraser Coast. Mr Abbott was in Townsville last week with shadow finance minister Andrew Robb […]
Read morePlans to transform parts of the Cairns CBD are unlikely to receive funding from a Coalition Government in Canberra because the Commonwealth’s coffers are bare and the city is already “very impressive”. […]
Read moreAN influential private-sector business group led by billionaire Gina Rinehart will lobby to be part of a taskforce promised under an Abbott government to drive a 20-year economic plan for Northern Australia. Under the […]
Read moreThe Australian Tony Abbott has announced the Coalition’s Developing North Australia policy in Townsville, pledging that his government would implement a raft of measures to fast-track development across the North, turning it […]
Read moreThe Australian Richard Sellers, director-general of Western Australia’s Department of Mines and Petroleum, has defended the environmental record of the shale gas industry. While there has been concern raised regarding fracking practices, […]
Read moreAustralia has relied on its resources for its prosperity for a long time, especially during the last six years of record commodity prices. We started being called ‘the lucky country’ decades ago, […]
Read moreDear ANDEV supporters, Some further details that emerged in last two days on the SEZ’s announced by PM Abe: Deregulation zones: Another borrowed idea, this time from the 2001-2006 government of Junichiro Koizumi. […]
Read moreThe Australian In a report released this week, the Australian Council of Learned Academies estimated Australia’s undiscovered shale gas reserves could double to over 1000 trillion cubic feet, but development costs could […]
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