21 May 2014 Annabel Hepworth The Australian A KEY architect of the Coalition’s policy to develop northern Australia will today flag using trade to boost the region and say it is “dead
20 May 2014 ABC News A federal inquiry into developing Northern Australia turns its focus to the Northern Territory this week, with major industries set to provide information about the Territory’s opportunities
13 May 2014 Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development The Abbott Government has made a record $593.7 million investment to build the infrastructure of the 21st Century for the Northern Territory. The funds provided
14 May 2014 Lisa Cox Sydney Morning Herald Perth Airport to attract more than $600 million from Tuesday’s federal budget. Photo: Erin Jonasson The Abbott government says the 2014-15 federal budget will invest
16 May 2014 Graeme Powell and Sue Lannin ABC News The discovery of three rocks off the Kimberley coast means Western Australia’s share of Woodside’s Browse gas field could jump from an
16 May 2014 Sue Lannin ABC News The first railway tracks have been laid at Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill project in the Pilbara in northern Western Australia. Traditional owners held a welcome
16 May 2014 Andrew Probyn The West Australian Three rocky outcrops, each no bigger than a kitchen table, have become the most lucrative pieces of real estate in WA’s history. Their chance
14 May 2014 ABC Rural The Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce acknowledges the Federal Government will lose some friends in rural Australia because of the Budget. But he says hard decisions had to
14 May 2014 Cole Latimer Australian Mining The latest budget has been released and there were a number of surprises for the mining industry. However, despite what many critics of the industry
13 May 2104 Cole Latimer Ferret The Queensland Government has signed a new blueprint for the state’s resources future, focusing on global competitiveness. The agreement, dubbed ResourcesQ, is a “30 year vision
14 May 2014 ABC News Queensland Resources Council head Michael Roche says the federal budget has delivered on key promises that will help the mining industry. Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey unveiled the
14 May 2014 Liam Cochrane ABC News Papua New Guinea’s LNG project has begun loading liquid natural gas onto a tanker ship, with the first export to Japan expected within days. The