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
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25 August 2014 Ray Clancy Australia Forum Skilled and semi-skilled overseas workers looking for work in North and West Australia could find it easier to be sponsored for a 457 visa under
26 August 2014 Kimmaree Thompson The Northern Star WHILE only 32% of Australians call regional Australia home; 67% of Australia’s exports come from the regions. Regional Development Northern Rivers has just launched
25 August 2014 Pat McGrath ABC News Economists at the Reserve Bank have crunched the numbers on the impact of the mining boom. They’ve found that over the last decade it has
29 August 2014 CNBC Jim Coleman, head of economics at BuroHappold Engineering, and Stephen King, chief global economist at HSBC, discuss whether China’s special economic zones are a benefit to the economy.