18 June 2015AAP Prime Minister Tony Abbott says $1.2 billion in new money for northern Australia will help the region grasp its full potential. A 20-year plan for the region unveiled in […]
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Article – Hopes pinned on clear path
18 June 2015Cairns Post PRIME Minister Tony Abbott’s Northern Australia White Paper will be announced in Parliament today. However, interpreting what it means for everyday Australians living in the Top End is […]
Read moreArticle – Tony Abbott’s northern Australia plan to evaluate new dam network
17 June 2015Steven ScottCourier Mail RIVER systems across northern Australia will be tested to see if they can sustain a network of new dams under a $1.7 billion development plan to be […]
Read moreArticle – Development focus of Cloncurry do
17 June 2015Chris BurnsNorth Queensland Register THE future of the North West as part of the push to develop Northern Australia could be revealed this week. Prime Minister Tony Abbott is expected […]
Read moreArticle – RDA support for diversification funding allocations, but competition from north for remaining cash
26 May 2015ABC News Regional Development Australia (RDA) Riverina has supported the criteria for the allocation of millions of dollars in grants to projects in the Murray Darling Basin to boost economic […]
Read moreArticle – Missing Budget detail on northern Aus
22 May 2015Laura TingleQueensland Country Life GOVERNMENTS of all stripes talk about developing our north, with the latest effort being a $5 billion development fund revealed in the budget. But what is […]
Read moreIrrigation and water development the answer for Northern Australia
28 May 2015Bob Katter KAP Federal Leader and Member for Kennedy Bob Katter used Question Time today to ask a Question Without Notice of the Federal Agriculture Minister on the need for […]
Read moreArticle – WA Premier opens FMG’s new gas pipelines
29 May 2015Vicky ValidakisAustralian Mining FMG has celebrated the formal completion and commissioning of a 270 kilometre pipeline which supplies gas to its Solomon Hub mining operations. The Fortescue River Gas Pipeline […]
Read moreArticle – Roy Hill boss sounds warning about overseas competition
25 May 2015Vicky ValidakisAustralian Mining The boss of Gina Rinehart’s $10 billion Roy Hill mine says Australian miners will have to fight to stay competitive in the iron ore market. Speaking at […]
Read moreArticle – $100m to ease cattle transport under Northern Australia Beef Roads Fund
8 May 2015Rosie LewisThe Australian Tony Abbott has announced the government’s first measure from the long-awaited Northern Australia White Paper, injecting $100 million into the region’s roads used to transport cattle. Unveiling the […]
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