10 June 2014 Farm Weekly FORMER Northern Territory Chief Minister Shane Stone will lead a push for agribusiness development across the north as head of the Northern Australia Advisory Group. The appointment […]
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Article – CSIRO’s dam hunt helps plan for north
10 June 2014 Sid Maher The Australian The CSIRO will conduct a “rapid’’ study of all water catchments across northern Australia to identify potential new dam sites as part of the Coalition’s […]
Read moreArticle – Own brand to open up north
11 June 2014 Shane Wright and Andrew Tillett The West Australian Northern Australia could have its own brand, tax breaks and special employment visas in a plan to develop the region into […]
Read moreArticle – Gina Rinehart the logistics queen
4 June 2014 Sarah-Jane Tasker The Australian Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart has received the top accolade at an awards ceremony in Malaysia for her commitment to excellence in supply chain logistics and […]
Read moreArticle – Mining not an easy ride: Rinehart
5 June 2014 Barry Fitzgerald The Australian Billionaire iron ore magnate Gina Rinehart has chided Australians for believing it is easy to make money in the mining industry. Mrs Rinehart — Australia’s […]
Read moreArticle – Indigenous pastoralists unite in bid to woo China
6 June 2014 Ginny Stein ABC News In northern Australia, Aboriginal landowners are looking to China to help revive their pastoral industry. Ten of Australia’s largest Aboriginal pastoral stations are joining forces […]
Read moreArticle – Asian workforce plan for Top End farms gets political backing
5 June 2014 Matt Brann ABC Rural The Northern Territory’s new parliamentary secretary for Northern Development has backed calls from Top End growers to expand the Seasonal Worker Program to address labour shortages in […]
Read moreArticle – Japan to pursue reforms in six economic zones
28 March 2014 Jonathan Soble Financial Times Japan has unveiled a list of cities and regions that will be granted special powers to deregulate everything from medical care to agriculture as part […]
Read moreGovernment Moving to Develop Northern Australia
10 June 2014 Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development The Australian Government’s vision for opening northern Australia to development is taking shape with the Green Paper on Developing Northern Australia released by […]
Read moreGreen Paper on Developing Northern Australia released for comment
The Government released the Developing Northern Australia Green Paper and announced the membership of the Northern Australia Advisory Group on 10 June 2014. The Green Paper builds on the Government’s pre-election commitment The Coalition’s 2030 Vision […]
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