22 July 2014 Lucie Bell ABC Rural Fishermen in the Western Australian coastal town of Carnarvon are busy packing their first prawn shipment of the year for the Japanese market. Western Australian […]
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Article – Rio wants biggest mine in Pilbara
23 July 2014 Nick Evans The West Australian Rio Tinto is working on plans to build the biggest single pit iron ore mine in the Pilbara, filing environmental applications for a 70 […]
Read moreArticle – Rio Tinto boss wants action from Senate
23 July 2014 Kim Christian The West Australian More business leaders have called on new senators to put aside party differences and carefully consider major economic reforms. Rio Tinto boss Sam Walsh […]
Read moreArticle – Central Petroleum starts work toward Dingo field development
21 July 2014 Rick Wilkinson Oil & Gas Journal Central Petroleum Ltd., Brisbane, has begun clearing works for the Dingo gas field development in central Australia’s Amadeus basin 65 km south of […]
Read moreBook Release – Beyond the North-South Culture Wars
21 July 2014 A new book, Beyond the North–South Culture Wars: Reconciling Northern Australia’s Recent Past With Its Future by Allan Dale, explores the conflicts which exist between northern and southern Australia. […]
Read moreArticle – Live ex confidence surging in NT
24 July 2014 Matt Sherrington North Queensland Register RECENTLY released figures from the Northern Territory Livestock Exporters Association (NTLEA) have painted a surprisingly positive picture of live export from the Top End. […]
Read moreArticle – Aquaculture report recommends regulatory reform
23 July 2014 Eliza Rogers/Craig Zonca ABC Rural New aquaculture ‘development areas’ could be set up in central and northern Queensland if a report by the state’s competition authority is adopted. The […]
Read moreArticle – NSW catching up to west and north in state economic race
21 July 2014 Alicia Barry ABC News New research shows growth across Australia’s states and territories is levelling out as the economy moves away from its reliance on mining. CommSec’s State of […]
Read moreArticle – Broken Hill miner to save millions with carbon tax scrapping
21 July 2014 Vicky Validakis Australian Mining Perilya has welcomed the abolishment of the mining tax stating the measure will save the company more than $3.5 million a year. Managing director Paul […]
Read moreRepeal of the Minerals Resource Rent Tax
18 July 2014 The Government committed to repeal the Minerals Resource Rent Tax (mining tax) and its associated spending measures in an entirely transparent manner at both the 2010 and 2013 Federal […]
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