22 June 2014 The Daily Star BEIRUT: A development workshop has recommended creating a special economic zone in Tripolito transform the northern city into a trade, oil and technologies hub. Future Movement […]
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Article – GG visits Ord irrigation scheme
22 June 2014 Nine News Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove is hoping to shine a light on economic opportunities in agriculture and progress being made on indigenous issues during a tour of northern […]
Read moreInquiry into the Development of Northern Australia – Interim Report
23 June 2014 The Joint Select Committee on Northern Australia tabled its interim report on 16 June 2014. The Committee expects to table its final report in early September 2014.
Read moreArticle – China's hunger for red meat
18 June 2014 Clint Jasper ABC Rural Between 2011 and 2013 boxed sheepmeat and beef exports to China jumped from just 3 per cent to 17 per cent of all Australian beef […]
Read moreArticle – SEZs need a proactive govt and a clear business model
19 June 2014 Santosh Tiwari The Financial Express The Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Biswajit Dhar, says the government’s review of the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policy should be done with […]
Read moreDarwin at the centre of northern development
15 June 2014 Warren Truss ACTING Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss says the Northern Territory is well-placed to drive the development of northern Australia. Having released […]
Read moreArticle – Many impediments to the development of the tropical north
16 June 2014Daniel BurdonNorthern Rivers Echo AN INTERIM report on the Abbott government’s investigation of development in northern Australia has acknowledged a host of “impediments” to development north of the Tropic of […]
Read moreArticle – NT minister says Land Rights Act should go
16 June 2014 Sky News The Land Rights Act is holding Aboriginal people back from achieving their full economic potential, Northern Territory minister Bess Price says. Speaking at a Developing the Territory […]
Read moreArticle – Northern Australia inquiry tipped to duplicate Federal Government discussion paper
17 June 2014 David Chen ABC News A Queensland Senator says there has been confusion over the Federal Government’s moves to encourage debate on the development of northern Australia. The Joint Select […]
Read moreKey step reached on Nth Australia inquiry
16 June 2014 Warren Entsch LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch has today released an interim report from the Committee on Northern Australia, telling Parliament that the inquiry has generated a massive level of […]
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