3 April 2014 David Kippin Townsville Bulletin IN 1942, the “Brisbane Line” was an alleged plan to abandon Northern Australia in the event of a Japanese invasion during the Pacific campaign of
4 April 2014 David Sparkes Townsville Bulletin THE big show came to Townsville on Wednesday. That group with the name that rolls off the tongue like honey, the Joint Select Committee for
2 April 2014 The North West Star WATER, energy, communications and transport are the top priorities for developing the north. Regional Development Australia (Townsville and North West Queensland) chairman Paul Woodhouse addressed
3 April 2014 David Uren The Australian AUSTRALIA must be prepared for a recession in the next decade and cannot rely on rising income taxes to restore budget health. Treasury secretary Martin
3 April 2014 Kate Stephens ABC News A parliamentary committee looking at ways to develop northern Australia is heading to outback Queensland for the first time. The federal joint select committee is
3 April 2014 The North West Star MOUNT Isa Mayor Tony McGrady has thanked community residents for signing the petition for a fairer zone tax allowance. Cr McGrady said he was delighted
3 April 2014 Jessica Irvine Perth Now PRIME MINISTER Tony Abbott will ink a landmark deal with South Korea next Tuesday to create 1000 Aussie jobs a year and cut the cost
2 April 2014 Jessica Nairn ABC News Australia’s tropical research agency says a lack of scientific information is hindering the sustainable growth of the nation’s northern marine industries. The Australian Institute of
2 April 2014 The North West Star The Joint Select Committee on Northern Australia will listen to submissions into the Northern Australia Vision Paper in Mount Isa tomorrow. No doubt it is
1 April 2014 Monique Patterson The North West Star A number of submissions [to the Joint Select Committee on Northern Australia] call for improved infrastructure for mining companies. MITEZ Water storage facilities
1 April 2014 The North West Star SIX weeks of inspections and public hearings have started for the Australian Parliament’s Northern Australia Committee with Mount Isa on the list for tomorrow. Visits
31 March 2014 Joanna Mather Australian Financial Review Business groups including the Minerals Council of Australia have rejected billionaire miner Gina Rinehart’s push for northern Australia to be declared a special economic