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
4 June 2015Will OckendenABC News The wool market has been rising slowly for a month or so now, and over the last week it has dramatically kicked into gear. The wool price
12 June 2015Lydia BurtonABC Rural “Big announcements” around agricultural policy and northern development can be expected from the Federal Government next week, according to Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey. The government has promised
11 June 2015 The recently launched Roy Hill Community Foundation has committed more than $10 million to focus on delivering Education, Training and Employment, Community Development, Business Development and Culture and Arts
16 June 2015Gina RinehartAustralian Resources and Investment, vol.9 no.2 “A friend asked me why I bothered to write this book. I did so because I felt that Australia is facing difficult times,
4 June 2015Dominique SchwartzABC News The Queensland Government has reportedly struck a deal to facilitate the development of what would be Australia’s largest irrigated agriculture project — despite previously dismissing it as
27 May 2015Daniel FitzgeraldABC Rural A consultant working in Indigenous engagement says there is an “avalanche of opportunity” for Indigenous employment in the Northern Territory mining sector. AUDIO: Consultant Ben Halliwell speaks about
1 June 2015Craig ZoncaABC Rural A business owner in Queensland’s north west is calling for the Federal Government to make zone tax offsets more attractive to encourage people to regional areas. David
28 May 2015 In a compelling and sensitive speech at Parliament House, the day before ANZAC Day, when Gina Rinehart launched her second book, Gina invoked the qualities of mateship, self-reliance, dedication