6 September 2014 Sue Neales The Australian THE clear warm water is gushing and gurgling across the dry plains of Tipperary Station as the new bore churns and drills into the limestone
8 September 2014 Tyne McConnon ABC Rural Western Australia has featured heavily in a parliamentary report recommending ways to develop Northern Australia. The main recommendations were for improved infrastructure and the making
4 September 2014 Hailey Renault The North West Star AUSTRALIA’S latest report on Northern Australia development has toyed with the idea of removing “regulatory hurdles” in the way of expansion at Mount
4 September 2014 Barry FitzGerald The Australian Billionaire iron ore magnate Gina Rinehart believes the Abbott government has more to do after fulfilling its election promise to axe the carbon and mining
2 September 2014 The Maritime Executive Australian natural gas production has increased sharply over the past decade as a result of new projects. Several recent discoveries and growing regional demand for gas
4 September 2014 Steven Scott The Courier Mail RESIDENTS of Queensland cities such as Townsville, Cairns and Mackay could lose old tax perks while others in more remote towns gain rebates as part of a
2 September 2014 Senator Ian Macdonald Landscape Architects ‘Ecoscape’ have developed a proposal to construct a new Northern Australian capital on the shores of Lake Argyle on the Ord River in the
3 September 2014 Shane Wright The West Australian The resources sector believes there will be a surge in jobs and investment after the mining tax was finally killed by Federal Parliament yesterday.
2 September 2014 Emma Griffiths ABC News Treasurer Joe Hockey has hailed the agreement to axe the mining tax – which will cost the budget $6.5 billion – as a “damn good
26 August 2014 Babs McHugh ABC Rural The National Farmers Federation (NFF) says it’s true the mining boom has hurt the value of the farm sector by pushing up the Australian dollar.
25 August 2014 Babs McHugh ABC Rural The Minerals Council of Australia says a proposal by the Greens to remove the diesel fuel excise rebate for miners would amount to a ‘super
26 August 2014 James Massola, Angela Macdonald-Smith and Brian Robins Brisbane Times Ian Macfarlane outlines ambitious plan for national gas network The federal government may help underwrite the investment risk of a