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
11 June 2014 Shane Wright and Andrew Tillett The West Australian Northern Australia could have its own brand, tax breaks and special employment visas in a plan to develop the region into
4 June 2014 Sarah-Jane Tasker The Australian Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart has received the top accolade at an awards ceremony in Malaysia for her commitment to excellence in supply chain logistics and
5 June 2014 Barry Fitzgerald The Australian Billionaire iron ore magnate Gina Rinehart has chided Australians for believing it is easy to make money in the mining industry. Mrs Rinehart — Australia’s
6 June 2014 Ginny Stein ABC News In northern Australia, Aboriginal landowners are looking to China to help revive their pastoral industry. Ten of Australia’s largest Aboriginal pastoral stations are joining forces
5 June 2014 Matt Brann ABC Rural The Northern Territory’s new parliamentary secretary for Northern Development has backed calls from Top End growers to expand the Seasonal Worker Program to address labour shortages in
28 March 2014 Jonathan Soble Financial Times Japan has unveiled a list of cities and regions that will be granted special powers to deregulate everything from medical care to agriculture as part
10 June 2014 Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development The Australian Government’s vision for opening northern Australia to development is taking shape with the Green Paper on Developing Northern Australia released by
The Government released the Developing Northern Australia Green Paper and announced the membership of the Northern Australia Advisory Group on 10 June 2014. The Green Paper builds on the Government’s pre-election commitment The Coalition’s 2030 Vision