12 February 2014 The Northern Star A KEY small business group has called for a national program of “community and economic development” to power up ailing regional economies. The call from the
11 February 2014 North Queensland Register While thousands of hectares of soil are potentially suitable for irrigated agriculture across northern Australia, access to sufficient water constrains development. A CSIRO study of land
11 January 2014 Kerriann Lock The idea of developing the North is not new – on the contrary, it has been a focus of various federal governments over the decades. This article
10 February 2014 Nick Evans The West Australian The news comes as Roy Hill’s equity partners – including Mrs Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting, Marubeni, Korean conglomerate POSCO and Taiwanese steelmaker China Steel Corporation
7 February 2014 Virginia Tapp ABC Rural A report released by the CSIRO has recommended the family farm drive irrigation development in Northern Australia. It found the potential cropping area in North
5 January 2014 Global Times Kenya’s Export Processing Zones (EPZ) earned the East African country $543 million in the last financial year, a government official said on Tuesday. Export Processing Zone Authority
6 February 2014 Bob Gosford Crikey Bruce Davidson’s contribution to Australian agricultural economics remains under-appreciated, perhaps because of his uncompromising approach to his work and a reluctance to accept the cant and
7 February 2014 Craig Zonca & Charlie McKillop ABC Rural A CSIRO study looking into the suitability of northern Queensland for agriculture has found crops could be grown on irrigated land on
5 February 2014 The North West Star THE head of the Northern Australia Taskforce in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet David Williamson met with the Mount Isa Chamber of Commerce
15 January 2014 The Morning Bulletin MICHELLE Landry has urged civic leaders pushing the development of a food bowl in the Fitzroy to make a submission to a federal inquiry into the
4 February 2014 Robert Henry The Conversation Should Australia aim to become Asia’s “food bowl”? How can we help farmers earn more for what they produce? And how can Australia best contribute
2 February 2014 Hailey Renault The North West Star INCREASES in essentials such as insurance, fuel and electricity for Mount Isans aren’t reflected in national data, however, there’s an increasing call for