30 September 2014 Kimmaree Thompson The Northern Star TOURISM is a leading industry on Northern Rivers, bringing $1.5 billion to our economy and employing more than 7% of our workforce. But as
28 September 2014 Fox Business BEIJING – China announced Sunday the lifting of restrictions on foreign investment for several industries, from green tea to civil airplane engines, in a special free trade
29 September 2014 Vicky Validakis Australian Mining Uranium mining hopeful Toro Energy has signed a farm-in joint venture deal with nuclear powerhouse AREVA Resources. The agreement covers the Wiso exploration package in
1 October 2014 Sue Neales The Australian BEEF sales to China and the US are booming, the live cattle trade is set for its biggest year ever after Indonesia ordered a record
13 October 2014 Ian Macfarlane MP Joint announcement with Adam Giles MLA, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory ADAM GILES: Well it’s great to be here today with Minister Macfarlane, Federal Industry
Business Acumen Magazine The Australian Parliament’s Northern Australia Committee has tabled its final report on the development of Northern Australia, titled Pivot North. The report spells out loud and clear how important the
1 October 2014 Rick Hind ABC News NT Chief Minister Adam Giles has suggested his Government may put up a site for a national nuclear waste dump if traditional owners fail to
3 October 2014 Matt Brann ABC Rural The company hoping to develop one of the biggest prawn farms in the world is on the hunt for land in the Northern Territory. It’s
30 September 2014 Eco Voice Scientists have warned that increased water extraction in northern Australia will require trade-offs between different groups and industries, as plans progress to develop the north for greater
15 October 2014 John Wilson The North West Star ‘‘GET it right’’ is the advice from the top if applying for a slice of the National Stronger Regions Fund. Regional Development Australia
16 October 2014 Madeline McDonald The Morning Bulletin Central Queensland University Vice-Chancellor Scott Bowman is our voice for the North. Professor Bowman had been appointed onto the Northern Australia Advisory Committee to
17 October 2014 Whitsunday Times THE Whitsunday region’s economic future was a hot topic for discussion when industry representatives met last week for the annual Major Projects Summit. The event, held at