1 August 2014 James Purtill ABC News Australians nearing retirement are taking higher paying jobs in the Northern Territory to maximise superannuation returns, researchers say. Dubbed “escalator migration”, the phenomenon is one
1 August 2014 Tom Zaunmayr Pilbara News Northern Australia is a critically important yet under-utilised asset for Australia, according to Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss. Delivering his keynote speech at the Pilbara
29 July 2014 Ebonnie Spriggs and Lucie Bell ABC News Representatives of traditional owners in the East Pilbara have welcomed environmental approval for a proposed uranium mine and condemned a bid by
30 July 2014 Cole Latimer Ferret The Roy Hill iron ore mine has hit a milestone, reaching the construction halfway point. The mine has been ramping up progress at the site since
31 July 2014 Jessica McLean The Conversation “We are very happy to have got this far. We have had our disagreements but we have managed to work through them and now we
31 July 2014 Andrew Robb The Australian CHANGING patterns of demand in Asia represent a truly transformative opportunity for Australia’s food and agribusiness sector. Feeding the region’s growing middle class could help
30 July 2014 Ebonnie Spriggs ABC News Large-scale, fly-in fly-out (FIFO) mining camps should become a thing of the past as the State Government works to develop Pilbara towns into thriving populations
30 July 2014 The Australian LABOR’S mining tax has reaped only $600,000 in the past three months, new figures reveal, as Joe Hockey increases pressure on Clive Palmer’s senators to pass his
28 July 2014 Lucie Bell ABC Rural It’s a pretty radical idea, given the landscape’s harshness, but the director general of WA’s Department of Agriculture and Food (DAFWA) believes dairy production is
30 July 2014 Adam Creighton The Australian NORTHERN Territory Chief Minister Adam Giles has backed Gina Rinehart’s concern about Australia’s high costs, calling for tax breaks for workers and businesses to help
29 July 2014 Sydney Morning Herald Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has joined the resources giants in calling for the scrapping of the mining tax. Australia’s richest person said the minerals resource rent
29 July 2014 Australasian Mining Review The Roy Hill iron ore project in the Pilbara has now advanced past the 50% completion stage, with Chair of Roy Hill, Gina Rinehart, claiming that