25 June 2014 Angus Grigg The Land THE federal government will identify key agricultural projects in northern Australia suitable for Chinese investment as part of a broader agreement around infrastructure struck in
27 June 2014 Andrew Robb Minister for Trade and Investment It is a great pleasure to be back in Townsville to make a contribution to this most timely summit. A little over
27 June 2014 Townsville Enterprise Over 400 key politicians, business people and academics from across the nation will descend on Townsville tomorrow for the 2014 Northern Development Summit. Hosted by independent think
27 June 2014 Fortescue Metals Group Fortescue Metals Group CEO Nev Power has called on Australia’s resources and agriculture sectors to work together to unlock Northern Australia’s enormous potential as an energy
27 June 2014 ABC News A summit in Townsville will hear that Australia’s north could be turned from a “frontier” to a “front door”, by developing on ties with Asia. A Northern
27 June 2014 David Uren The Australian THE nation’s foreign-investment rules are among the most restrictive in the world, shielding local business from competition while choking off access to much-needed international capital.
29 June 2014 TEX Report The Roy Hill iron ore project which Hancock Prospecting and Japanese and Korean companies have been promoting in Western Australia has already progressed by 40%. At present,
24 June 2014 North West Star THE Australian Parliament’s Northern Australia Committee has tabled an interim report as part of its inquiry into the development of the region. Committee chairman Warren Entsch
28 June 2014 Vernon Graham The Land AUSTRALIA has a 20-year “window” to grab a vast pool of foreign money to develop its Top End as a premium agricultural producer, says federal
28 June 2014 NT Government Newsroom Some of the world’s largest commercial ships now have all-tides access to Darwin Harbour after a successful dredging operation. “This $3.8 million dredging project means Darwin
23 June 2014 Brad Thompson The West Australian Kununurra in WA’s far north is on the cusp of being an agribusiness wonder of the world, Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove says. Sir Peter
22 June 2014 Chris Burns North West Star THERE could be a political contradiction involving the predicted fate of Mount Isa and received Royalties for the Regions funding. The federal government’s green