19 December 2013 ABC News The latest survey of the cost of living in regional WA has shown a significant drop in living costs in the state’s north. The State Government assesses
18 December 2013 David Crowe and David Uren The Australian AUSTRALIA is heading for an economic trough that will put more jobs at risk as the mining boom subsides, deepening the budget
13 December 2013 Tyson Cattle North Queensland Register THE Ord Irrigation Scheme is set to double in size with the State Government signing a new development agreement with Kimberley Agricultural Investments (KAI)
17 December 2013 Korea Economic Daily Korea EximBank said on December 16 that it would provide a US$1-billion project financing loan to the Roy Hill iron ore mining project in the Pilbara
17 December 2013 Ben Packham The Australian JOE Hockey says a sharper-than-expected fall in mining investment makes the success of new mining projects like Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill development crucial to bolstering
17 December 2013 Parliament of Australia News A broad-ranging new inquiry into the future of Northern Australia will seek to help define the region as an economic powerhouse for the nation. The
17 December 2013 Dan Harrison Brisbane Times The chairman of a parliamentary committee examining ways to turbocharge the Top End wants to see the population of Northern Australia triple within 30 years.
Joint Select Committee on Northern Australia Committee Members – 44th Parliament Members The Hon Warren Entsch MP (Liberal Party of Australia, Leichhardt, QLD) Chair The Hon Alannah MacTiernan MP (Australian Labor Party,
9 December 2013 Imants Kins ANDEV co-chair In 2010, a small group of like-minded private citizens got together and said, Why hasn’t the development of Northern Australia been given the attention it
11 December 2013 Danielle Parry NT Govt Newsroom Chief Minister Adam Giles travels to Canberra today where he will be pressing his Federal colleagues for the Territory
13 December 2013 Clare Rawlinson ABC News The Northern Territory Chief Minister Adam Giles said developing Northern Australia will be one of his key priorities at COAG talks today. Chief Minister Giles
10 December 2013 Moira Lanzarin Future Directions International The Northern Australia Research Programme is pleased to release its latest Feature Interview: Holistic Management and the Regeneration of Northern Australia. In this interview,