25 June 2015Minister for Foreign Affairs The Australian Government is introducing a number of measures to reduce barriers to employment and address workforce skills shortages for Australia’s north.The White Paper on Developing
27 June 2015The Prime Minister I will travel to Singapore for meetings with President Tan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to progress Australia’s economic, defence and security links. In its 50
19 June 2015AMEC “The Federal Government’s White Paper on Developing Northern Australia recognises the enormous potential Australia’s north holds for regional communities, investment in industry and the flow-on economic benefits for all
28 June 2015Andrew CrippsThe North West Star THE Abbott Government’s Northern Australia White Paper lays the foundations for new investment in North Queensland. We already knew this strategy would be supported by
18 June 2015Mark LudlowAustralian Financial Review Prime Minister Tony Abbott has pledged $1.2 billion in new money for roads and dams and relaxed visa requirements for backpackers and tourists as part of
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