16 July 2014 Cecilia Jamasmie Mining.com Giant miner Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) said second-quarter iron-ore production increased 11% in its fiscal first half, after expanding several vast mines in the remote Pilbara region of Western
18 July 2014 ABC News The Pastoralists and Graziers Association (PGA) of WA says the abolition of the carbon tax will improve the competitiveness of Australian producers in the international market. The
14 July 2014 Ben Leahy and Nick Evans The West Australian Trans-shipping companies are targeting Port Hedland Ports major players as well as mining juniors as part of their push to win
David Sparkes Business Acumen A WORLD Bank senior economist says Northern Australia could host two or three special economic zones to tap into the economic growth expected in Asia this century. Douglas
8 July 2014 Sid Maher The Australian A HISTORIC trade deal to be signed today between Tony Abbott and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to spark a new wave of
9 July 2014 Vernon Graham Farm Weekly NATURAL gas has the potential to transform the Australian economy including cutting farm fertilisers costs, a major development summit in Townsville was told. A number
9 July 2014 ABC Rural A Northern Territory diplomat based in Jakarta, says Australia’s live cattle trade has a strong future with Indonesia regardless of whoever wins today’s presidential election. The Northern
8 July 2014 Tim Harcourt Australian Mining When Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in Australia to talk trade and investment in Canberra and sign a free trade agreement between the two
8 July 2014 The Land THE absence of Australian livestock in overseas markets does not necessarily translate into increased meat imports from Australia, a landmark new report into the livestock export trade
27 June 2014 Vernon Graham Queensland Country Life THE shores of Lake Argyle in Western Australia’s Kimberley region have been unveiled as the preferred site for a new mega city in northern
7 July 2014 ABC News The Griffith City Council is taking the unusual step of offering a discount to developers. It follows criticism of the council’s response to a lull in local
4 July 2014 ABC News With both the Federal and Northern Territory Governments hoping northern Australia will be developed as a bigger gateway to Asia, the search is on for finance partners.