10 February 2014 My Sunshine Coast “The issues paper is an important opportunity for rural and regional communities in Wide Bay to have their say on the issues currently facing agriculture. “This
15 February 2014 Sarah-Jane Tasker The Australian GINA Rinehart reaches the final stages of securing a debt package for her $10 billion Roy Hill project. Market jitters, a gloomy outlook for mining
13 February 2013 Jim Turnour Queensland Country Life WHEN most Australians think about farmers, one image still springs to mind: a family in Akubras and Blundstones, battling the elements with a Blue
New History Series Reveals Government Policy on Northern Australia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Australians for Northern Development & Economic Vision (ANDEV) is pleased to announce the beginning of the publication of a series of
13 February 2014 ABC News The Australia China Business Council, local shires and business lobbies in the Pilbara have joined forces in an effort to attract more foreign investment to the region.
10 February 2014 Annabel Hepworth The Australian In an interview with The Australian in his capacity at the University of Wollongong as chairman of the SMART infrastructure group, Dr Henry said that
12 February 2014 ABC News Karratha’s business lobby is hoping its recent talks with Federal Government representatives will help shape the proposed northern Australia white paper. The town’s chamber of commerce and
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