13 June 2014 Robert Henry The Conversation PHOTO: An Ord River sandalwood plantation near Kununurra, close to the Western Australia-Northern Territory border. Northern Australia has vast potential for development. Just one
12 June 2014 Matt Brann ABC Rural Two consignments of breeder cattle from the Northern Territory will be flown to Timor-Leste in the coming weeks, as part of a landmark deal to
12 June 2014 Daniel Bateman The Cairns Post LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch expects some of the recommendations from the Federal Government’s Northern Australia taskforce to be funded by the 2015 Budget. It
11 June 2014 Matt Sherrington North Queensland Register A POWER station that could save North Queensland residents hundreds of millions of dollars in electricity bills and a cane project that could bring
11 June 2014 Daniel Bateman The Cairns Post EXPANSION of the crocodile meat industry would allow northern Australia to take a bigger bite out of the global economy, a green paper says.
11 June 2014 Pam McKay The Morning Bulletin MICHELLE Landry says the time is right for Central Queensland to push its claim as a leader in agriculture. The Member for Capricornia’s comments
10 June 2014 Tourism and Transport Forum The Green Paper puts visa reform opportunities on the public agenda to help meet tourism targets. Click to read the TTF Media Release. Courtesy of
10 June 2014 The Australian GOVERNMENTS will need to work closely with the private sector to boost growth in northern Australia, a new green paper says. The federal government on Tuesday released
10 June 2014 Vicky Validakis Australian Mining Iron ore production is surging in the Pilbara, with Port Hedland recording a new tonnage record for the largest departure of ore on a single
10 June 2014 Peter Michael Courier Mail NORTH Queensland is pushing to be declared a Special Economic Zone – a tax haven with relaxed migrant work visas, and more dams, ports and
10 June 2014 Farm Weekly FORMER Northern Territory Chief Minister Shane Stone will lead a push for agribusiness development across the north as head of the Northern Australia Advisory Group. The appointment
10 June 2014 Sid Maher The Australian The CSIRO will conduct a “rapid’’ study of all water catchments across northern Australia to identify potential new dam sites as part of the Coalition’s