28 February 2014 Matthew Knott The Advocate Prime Minister Tony Abbott has not ruled out special tax zones and concessions for the economic development of northern Australia. Mr Abbott appeared in Darwin
3 March 2014 Adam Davies Northern Star THE Federal Government has taken the first step toward delivering more than $35.5 billion worth of infrastructure across the nation. Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss
3 March 2014 Julie-Anne Sprague Farm Weekly Wellard managing director Mauro Balzarini said there was potential to develop the north but the government’s focus should be on unlocking the region’s water potential
1 March 2014 John Kerin Australian Financial Review The Northern Territory’s Chief Minister, Adam Giles, has claimed infrastructure in the territory is 150 years behind the rest of Australia and it needs
28 February 2014 ABC News Prime Minister Tony Abbott says tax concessions will be considered as part of the Federal Government White Paper on northern Australia. Mr Abbott is in Darwin and
28 February 2014 Nine News Plans for the development of northern Australia are advancing as the federal government seeks to take advantage of Asia’s economic boom. The premiers of Queensland and Western
1 March 2014 Amos Aikman The Australian KEY themes of a Coalition green paper on developing Australia’s north will include infrastructure investment, land-tenure reform, improving water management, and boosting trade, innovation, research
“Economics in One Lesson is an introduction to free market economics written by Henry Hazlitt and first published in 1946. The “One Lesson” is stated in Part One of the book: The
24 January 2014 Denise Tsang, Jeanny Yu and Benjamin Robertson South China Morning Post The mainland’s decision to create 12 free-trade zones, in addition to Shanghai, begs the question whether they could
28 February 2014 Lisa Steyn Mail & Guardian Meaningful incentives such as tax breaks and labour reform are finally on the cards for the special economic zones (SEZs) but they face continued
28 February 2014 Office of the Prime Minister The Premiers of Queensland and Western Australia and the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory have agreed to join a new Strategic Partnership to
20 February 2014 Matt Brann ABC Rural The Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) is spending $91 million to build a meatworks near Darwin, in what is probably the biggest and most important agricultural