27 May 2014 ABC News The Pilbara Regional Council says it is formulating a strategy to lobby for a special economic zone to be implemented in northern WA, to attract more investment
27 May 2014 The Australian Minority partners in Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill iron ore project have now fully paid for their stakes, contributing another $284.8 million in recent days, The Australian Financial Review reports.
27 May 2014 Farm Online FORMER boss of the Northern Territory Cattlemen’s Association (NTCA) Luke Bowen is set to head up the Territory’s new Northern Australia Development Office. The NT’s Chief Minister
The ongoing Inquiry into the Development of Northern Australia continues this Friday 30 May with a public hearing in Brisbane. To see the program, click Brisbane_program. Transcripts are now available for the
21 May 2014 Minister for Trade and Investment New trade and services data highlighting the importance of China as Australia’s major trading partner demonstrates why concluding a Free Trade Agreement with the
22 May 2014 Mark Di Stefano ABC News With Asian holidaymakers flocking to Australia’s north, Indigenous tour operators in the Top End are readying to reap the rewards. Tourist numbers in the
26 May 2014 ABC News Mining magnate Gina Rinehart is continuing her push for a northern tax haven, despite a prominent economist calling the idea “nonsense”. The creation of a special economic
22 May 2014 Government Career The Federal Government’s inquiry into the economic future of the northern half of Australia has been touring the region, talking to various groups about the path to
21 May 2014 Laura Gartry ABC Rural The future of the $150 million bid for the AgNorth Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) was given more certainty at an Innovating with Asia conference in
22 May 2014 Carmen Brown ABC Rural A parliamentary inquiry into the development of northern Australia will hear submissions from the Katherine region today. The Joint Select Committee will consider evidence from
21 May 2014 Neda Vanovac & Zach Hope Perth Now MANY southern Australians think Darwin is “further away than the Moon” and it would be easier to attract Asian migrants to the
21 May 2014 Kristy O’Brien ABC News The Northern Territory head of fisheries has said the Top End’s fishing industry could be substantially expanded as part of plans to develop Northern Australia.