11 May 2014 North Queensland Register THE Northern Territory Government has introduced new legislation to regulate the growth of opium poppies in the Territory. Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries Willem Westra
12 May 2014 The West Australian Oil and gas giants Shell and INPEX have signed a $100 million deal with Nextgen Group to build an optical fibre cable providing high-speed communication services
13 May 2014 Sarah-Jane Tasker The Australian FINALISATION of the funding package for the $US10 billion ($10.7bn) Roy Hill iron ore project in Western Australia and the development of the Ichthys project have
9 May 2014 Neda Vanovac Australian Associated Press General News Money to build infrastructure in northern Australia tops the Northern Territory government’s wish list for next week’s federal budget. “We need roads,
8 May 2014 Hamish Broome The Northern Star THE COAL seam gas industry is big business in Queensland. From west of Toowoomba to Roma and north to Moranbah there are thousands of
7 May 2014 Queensland Country Life WITH the countdown on to the release of the Federal Government’s White Paper on Developing Northern Australia, it is timely that the inaugural Northern Australia Food
7 May 2014 Matt Brann ABC Rural The development and conservation of northern Australia was up for discussion today in Darwin, at the Northern Australia Futures Roundtable. A crowd of about 100
6 May 2014 Eric Tlozek ABC News Struggling Queensland dairy farmers are seeking opportunities to export milk to Asia in an increasingly desperate bid to stay in business. Watch the video here.
7 May 2014 The Morning Bulletin THE BEEF industry needs a boost in overseas market access, production costs reduced and investment in new areas of production. This was what the North Australia
7 May 2014 North Queensland Register NORTHERN Queensland is set to benefit from a tourism boom as the Asian century unfolds, according to one of Australia’s leading economic forecasters. Phil Ruthven, the
6 May 2014 Katherine Gregory ABC News The Northern Territory is seen as playing a key role as the country’s trade and economic gateway to Asia and the globe. Today it seemed
8 May 2014 Anika Hume The Cairns Post THE head of Tony Abbott’s indigenous council says infrastructure development in Far North Queensland must be a priority if Australia is “fair dinkum” about