12 May 2015Damon KitneyThe Australian The federal government has provided key insights into its upcoming white papers on agricultural competitiveness and Northern Australia by unveiling a string of initiatives centred around a
7 May 2015Jacinta BolsenbroekFarm Weekly A WA senator says it’s time the Tanami Road gets full traction to fulfill the development of the State’s Top End. Tanami Road covers a 1014 kilometre
13 May 2015Dominique SchwartzABC News The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed the 2015 federal budget for providing tax breaks and drought assistance for farmers, and for showing a commitment to developing
20 May 2015Xavier La CannaABC News Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey says a special tax zone for Northern Australia is worthy of consideration, but the Government will not rush to make a decision
29 April 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrOcwHynbxQ
19 May 2015Angela Macdonald-SmithBrisbane Times The scale of shale petroleum resources in Northern Territory’s greater McArthur Basin is attracting a world class range of companies ploughing many millions of dollars into exploration,
13 May 2015Andrew ProbynThe West Australian Joe Hockey has turned to Australia’s two million small businesses to reinvigorate the nation’s economy and restore the Abbott Government’s political fortunes.In his second Budget as
13 May 2015Annabel HepworthThe Australian The government will claw back the $1.5 billion in federal funds earmarked for Victoria’s dumped East West link, while booking a commitment to the project as a
12 May 2015Noel TowellCanberra Times The government department for developing country Australia is to shut its regional offices around the nation and administer its programs from its Canberra headquarters. Public servants at
12 May 2015Kristy Sexton-McGrathABC News The Cairns Chamber of Commerce in far north Queensland says it is hoping to see funding for the sealing of the Hann Highway, inland of Cairns, in
13 May 2015Harry ClarkeCairns Post FAR North Queensland business leaders have welcomed elements of the 2015 Federal Budget, giving the nod to the centrepiece proposal of an immediate tax cut for the
24 April 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01lJQgd3_aYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_gY9qZulnMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxEGcF8gHWkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhX2ytug8JQ