25 June 2015Colin Bettles, Mark Ludlow & John KerinThe Land SEALED “beef roads” and a new co-operative research centre (CRC) are among the big ticket items Prime Minister Tony Abbott promised last
10 July 2015Engineers Australia A National Water Infrastructure Development Fund has been set up for investment in water infrastructure in partnership with the states and territories as a result of the Agricultural
9 July 2015Dr Nathan ChurchForeign Affairs, Defence and Security Section The Australian Defence Force (ADF) regards northern Australia as strategically important, both for national defence and as a forward base for regional
10 July 2015Daniel FitzgeraldABC Rural High domestic cattle prices are making it viable for Top End pastoralists to send their heavier stock all the way to Victoria. Cattle from Kalala Station, near
5 July 20157 News China is on the hunt for new food sources to feed its one and a half billion people and its central government has ordered $3 trillion be spent
23 June 2015The Economic Times NEW DELHI: Trusting citizens, including the corporate ones, is the essence of reforms, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said, emphasising this is the basis for effecting the transition from ‘red tape’
18 June 2015John KerinAustralian Financial Review China has backed turning northern Australia in to a food bowl for Asia saying the free trade deal will aid Chinese investment in farms in the region. In a
20 June 2015Anthony GallowayTownsville Bulletin A NEW rail line bypassing the city via Stuart could be built as part of the Abbott Government’s plan for northern Australia. Building the Townsville Eastern Access
19 June 2015Mark Ludlow and John KerinQueensland Country Life PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has pledged $1.2 billion in new money for roads and dams and relaxed visa requirements for backpackers and tourists
5 June 2015Beef Central The outlook for the proposed $1.98 billion Etheridge Integrated Agricultural development on the Gilbert River catchment in Queensland’s north is looking more optimistic after the Palaszczuk Labor government
13 June 2015Andrea CrothersQueensland Country Life BURGEONING opportunities for Queensland beef and lamb producers to leverage branded meat products in premium Chinese markets have been re-emphasised in a research report published by
17 June 2015 Matthew Canavan North West Star THE Australian government will soon announce its Northern Australia white paper. It is the first time in decades that a government has focused on