28 May 2015Bob Katter KAP Federal Leader and Member for Kennedy Bob Katter used Question Time today to ask a Question Without Notice of the Federal Agriculture Minister on the need for
29 May 2015Vicky ValidakisAustralian Mining FMG has celebrated the formal completion and commissioning of a 270 kilometre pipeline which supplies gas to its Solomon Hub mining operations. The Fortescue River Gas Pipeline
25 May 2015Vicky ValidakisAustralian Mining The boss of Gina Rinehart’s $10 billion Roy Hill mine says Australian miners will have to fight to stay competitive in the iron ore market. Speaking at
8 May 2015Rosie LewisThe Australian Tony Abbott has announced the government’s first measure from the long-awaited Northern Australia White Paper, injecting $100 million into the region’s roads used to transport cattle. Unveiling the
8 May 2015Steven ScottCourier Mail STATES, councils and the private sector will be asked to chip in extra funds to help the Commonwealth’s $100 million fund for “beef” roads in Northern Australia
11 May 2015Nathan CoatesABC Rural The Northern Territory Government is putting $1.2 million into developing the horticultural sector around Central Australia, saying industries like dates and table grapes have a lot of
16 June 2015Laura Tingle and Phillip CooreyStockjournal THE federal government believes it can make a big difference to the economic development of northern Australia by spending a relatively little amount of money
15 June 2015Australian Financial Review The federal government believes it can make a big difference to the economic development of northern Australia by spending a relatively little amount of money on small road and
15 June 2015Steven ScottCourier Mail FOREIGN investors will be given incentives to back projects in north Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory as part of the Abbott Government’s plan to develop
14 June 2015North West Star INDUSTRY productivity and road safety in the North West received a major boost, with Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey today opening Andrew Daniels Drive, Cloncurry’s heavy vehicle bypass
14 June 2015Australian Financial Review Three of Australia’s biggest agribusiness investors believe a wave of new capital – both offshore and domestic – is poised to flood into the sector as global demand
29 May 2015Craig Zonca and Charlie McKillopABC Rural A record number of cattle being exported this year from the port of Townsville is only the beginning of a resurgence. AUDIO: With an unprecedented