25 June 2015Colin Bettles, Mark Ludlow & John KerinThe Land SEALED “beef roads” and a new co-operative research centre (CRC) are among the big ticket items Prime Minister Tony Abbott promised last […]
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Article – $500 million for water infrastructure
10 July 2015Engineers Australia A National Water Infrastructure Development Fund has been set up for investment in water infrastructure in partnership with the states and territories as a result of the Agricultural […]
Read moreReport – The Australian Defence Force in Northern Australia
9 July 2015Dr Nathan ChurchForeign Affairs, Defence and Security Section The Australian Defence Force (ADF) regards northern Australia as strategically important, both for national defence and as a forward base for regional […]
Read moreArticle – Northern Territory cattle trucked thousands of kilometres south to Victoria for better prices
10 July 2015Daniel FitzgeraldABC Rural High domestic cattle prices are making it viable for Top End pastoralists to send their heavier stock all the way to Victoria. Cattle from Kalala Station, near […]
Read moreArticle – Foreign Investors on Hunt for Aussie Farms
5 July 20157 News China is on the hunt for new food sources to feed its one and a half billion people and its central government has ordered $3 trillion be spent […]
Read moreArticle – Trusting citizens is essence of reforms: PM Narendra Modi
23 June 2015The Economic Times NEW DELHI: Trusting citizens, including the corporate ones, is the essence of reforms, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said, emphasising this is the basis for effecting the transition from ‘red tape’ […]
Read moreArticle – China backs Northern Australia Asia foodbowl push
18 June 2015John KerinAustralian Financial Review China has backed turning northern Australia in to a food bowl for Asia saying the free trade deal will aid Chinese investment in farms in the region. In a […]
Read moreArticle – The White Paper Priority Push for Rail Line
20 June 2015Anthony GallowayTownsville Bulletin A NEW rail line bypassing the city via Stuart could be built as part of the Abbott Government’s plan for northern Australia. Building the Townsville Eastern Access […]
Read moreArticle – China backs northern Australia plan
19 June 2015Mark Ludlow and John KerinQueensland Country Life PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has pledged $1.2 billion in new money for roads and dams and relaxed visa requirements for backpackers and tourists […]
Read moreArticle – Massive Gilbert River Agri-development Gets QLD Govt Support
5 June 2015Beef Central The outlook for the proposed $1.98 billion Etheridge Integrated Agricultural development on the Gilbert River catchment in Queensland’s north is looking more optimistic after the Palaszczuk Labor government […]
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