7 July 2014 Rick Wallace The Australian MITSUBISHI Corp chairman Yorihiko Kojima has declared Australia a “veritable lifeline” for Japan’s resource-dependent economy and hinted at a string of looming investments here on […]
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Article – New Senator David Leyonhjelm supports foreign investment
7 July 2014 Lucy Barbour ABC Rural The newly sworn-in Liberal Democrat Senator, David Leyonhjelm, says he doesn’t see any value in setting up a national register for foreign ownership of Australian […]
Read moreArticle – Truss tipped to attend Pilbara Pulse Economic Summit
7 July 2014 ABC News Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss is expected to attend this year’s Pilbara Pulse Economic Summit in Karratha, as a keynote speaker. More than 150 delegates from across […]
Read moreArticle – Northern cities beckon bureaucrats
7 July 2014 Phillip Thomson Canberra Times Sun-soaked cities at the top of Australia are crying out for Canberra’s federal bureaucrats to be relocated to the nation’s north. Regional centres in northern […]
Read moreArticle – Aboriginal people get a new voice
4 July 2014 Australian Associated Press Aboriginal people living in the far-flung communities of the western top end of the Northern Territory don’t always get heard by governments, but now a new […]
Read moreArticle – Chongqing Further Develops Liangjiang New Area
30 June 2014 PRNewswire As the first state-level new special economic development zone in inland China, Chongqing Liangjiang New Area welcomed a new batch of major project contracts on June 18. A […]
Read moreArticle – Aboriginals Mustering Forces
5 July 2014 Brad Thompson The West Australian Overseas and Australian entities are lining up to invest in under-performing Aboriginal-controlled cattle stations in the Kimberley, according to the man behind an ambitious […]
Read moreArticle – Market research focus of Top End Conference
3 July 2014 North Queensland Register MARKETS and economics as a driver of northern agricultural development is a key focus of Northern Australia Food Futures conference being held at Darwin from November […]
Read moreArticle – China to sign FTA by year’s end
25 June 2014 Scott Murdoch The Australian CHINA has flagged it intends to finalise a free-trade agreement with Australia before the end of the year after nine years of negotiation in a […]
Read morePilbara SEZ
Regional Development Australia Pilbara chief executive Diane Pentz is calling for a special economic zone (SEZ) to be established. Earlier this year, the Pilbara Regional Council made a submission to the Joint […]
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