4 June 2014 Business Standard The Board of Approvals (BoA) for Special Economic Zones (SEZs) under Union commerce & industry ministry has extended the validity of three SEZ projects in Odisha by one year. The three
5 June 2014 Australian Associated Press The federal government will next week release a blueprint for the development of northern Australia. The coalition at the 2013 election promised to produce a white
2 June 2014 Gina Rinehart Hancock Prospecting Mrs. Gina Rinehart’s acceptance speech upon receiving the CILT Lifetime Achievement Award. Courtesy of Hancock Prospecting
30 May 2014 Brent Balinski Australian Mining The peak lobby group for the country’s aluminium industry has argued that Parliament should do away with the carbon tax and renewable energy subsidies during
28 May 2014 The Queensland Times THE LIVE export of Australian sheep to Iran could soon be back on, after Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce secured new health protocols for the trade with
29 May 2014 Beverley O’Connor ABC News BHP Billiton chief Andrew Mackenzie is urging G20 leaders to roll back protectionist trade barriers imposed after the global financial crisis to help boost trade.
29 May 2014 Tyne McConnon ABC Rural A model which maps out Western Australia’s northern coast line for agricultural potential could only be a year away. The WA Department of Agriculture and
5 June 2014 Craig Zonca and Virginia Tapp QLD Country Hour The Queensland Country Hour is on the road this week through the north-west of the state, tracking from Mt Isa to
30 May 2014 Nick Butterly The West Australian The Abbott Government will attempt to clear the way for companies to employ foreigners in some roles around major projects in WA’s booming oil
31 May 2014 Phoebe Wearne The West Australian The “disproportionate” influence of vocal minority groups is eroding rewards on offer for West Australians who take risks, according to newly crowned West Australian
13 May 2014 Neda Vanovac The Australian THE Northern Territory is Australia’s land of plenty and its good fortune can not be taken for granted or squandered, says Treasurer Dave Tollner. His
The Northern Development Summit will be convened in Townsville, Queensland, between 27-28 June 2014. This June ADC Forum will host the Northern Development Summit – a unique opportunity to directly contribute to