27 June 2014 Andrew Robb Minister for Trade and Investment It is a great pleasure to be back in Townsville to make a contribution to this most timely summit. A little over […]
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Article – Northern Development Summit should contribute to development of White Paper
27 June 2014 Townsville Enterprise Over 400 key politicians, business people and academics from across the nation will descend on Townsville tomorrow for the 2014 Northern Development Summit. Hosted by independent think […]
Read moreArticle – Gas needed to power Northern Australia development
27 June 2014 Fortescue Metals Group Fortescue Metals Group CEO Nev Power has called on Australia’s resources and agriculture sectors to work together to unlock Northern Australia’s enormous potential as an energy […]
Read moreArticle – Townsville hosts summit on growing Australia's north
27 June 2014 ABC News A summit in Townsville will hear that Australia’s north could be turned from a “frontier” to a “front door”, by developing on ties with Asia. A Northern […]
Read moreArticle – Rules ‘discourage’ foreign buyers
27 June 2014 David Uren The Australian THE nation’s foreign-investment rules are among the most restrictive in the world, shielding local business from competition while choking off access to much-needed international capital. […]
Read moreArticle – TEX updates on development and construction of Roy Hill's mine
29 June 2014 TEX Report The Roy Hill iron ore project which Hancock Prospecting and Japanese and Korean companies have been promoting in Western Australia has already progressed by 40%. At present, […]
Read moreArticle – Focus on growing North
24 June 2014 North West Star THE Australian Parliament’s Northern Australia Committee has tabled an interim report as part of its inquiry into the development of the region. Committee chairman Warren Entsch […]
Read moreArticle – North's 20-year investment 'window'
28 June 2014 Vernon Graham The Land AUSTRALIA has a 20-year “window” to grab a vast pool of foreign money to develop its Top End as a premium agricultural producer, says federal […]
Read moreNorthern Australia’s gateway to Asia
28 June 2014 NT Government Newsroom Some of the world’s largest commercial ships now have all-tides access to Darwin Harbour after a successful dredging operation. “This $3.8 million dredging project means Darwin […]
Read moreArticle – Cosgrove a believer in Ord River dream
23 June 2014 Brad Thompson The West Australian Kununurra in WA’s far north is on the cusp of being an agribusiness wonder of the world, Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove says. Sir Peter […]
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