17 June 2014 Chrissy Arthur and Kate Stephens ABC News Mount Isa Mayor Tony McGrady says a “bible” for the development of north-west Queensland will highlight opportunities in the region. Queensland Premier
23 June 2014 Lucy Barbour ABC Rural Figures published in a survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics suggest that foreign ownership of agricultural land is relatively rare in Australia. Of the
20 June 2014 Peter Klinger The West Australian Amid the doom and gloom that hangs over WA’s iron ore industry, foundations are being poured, bridges built and rail tracks laid as construction
20 June 2014 Vicky Validakis Australian Mining Despite recent iron price jitters which have seen investors flee small mining firms, Gina Rinehart’s $10 billion Roy Hill mine is making steady construction progress
16 June 2014 ABC News A new economic report warns Australia must boost infrastructure spending and address youth unemployment as the mining boom subsides. The Australian Local Government Association’s latest State of
21 June 2014 Barry Fitzgerald The Australian RIO Tinto has warned that Australia risks losing out in the competition for the shrinking pool of global exploration dollars because of excessive regulation. At
20 June 2014 The Land Figures released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in its 2013 Agricultural Land and Water Ownership survey (ALWOS)show just under 99 per cent of Australian farm
22 June 2014 The Daily Star BEIRUT: A development workshop has recommended creating a special economic zone in Tripolito transform the northern city into a trade, oil and technologies hub. Future Movement
22 June 2014 Nine News Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove is hoping to shine a light on economic opportunities in agriculture and progress being made on indigenous issues during a tour of northern
23 June 2014 The Joint Select Committee on Northern Australia tabled its interim report on 16 June 2014. The Committee expects to table its final report in early September 2014.
18 June 2014 Clint Jasper ABC Rural Between 2011 and 2013 boxed sheepmeat and beef exports to China jumped from just 3 per cent to 17 per cent of all Australian beef
19 June 2014 Santosh Tiwari The Financial Express The Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Biswajit Dhar, says the government’s review of the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policy should be done with