The State Government has already hopped on the food bowl bandwagon, recently granting water licences for potential producers along the Flinders River near Hughenden. The food bowl will also involve the harnessing […]
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Article – Abbott sidesteps Daly in Northern development plan – Ruby Jones, ABC
Federal Opposition leader Tony Abbott says he does not plan to push for a dam to be built on the Daly River in the Northern Territory if the Liberals take power in […]
Read moreArticle – Tony Abbott to detail plans to 'substantially increase' population of northern Australia – Steven Scott, Courier Mail
AUSTRALIANS could be offered new tax perks to move to north under a Coalition plan to “substantially increase” the populations of cities including Cairns and Townsville. Public servants from the CSIRO and […]
Read moreArticle – Let's keep our place in the sun – Kylie Stevenson, The Northern Territory News
THIS week Tony Abbott officially announced his plan to develop the north if he becomes prime minister. While the concept may have its good points, there’s also a lot of concern in the […]
Read moreArticle – We’ve got the goods you need, Mr Abbott – Fraser Coast Chronicle
Tonny Abbott’s announcement about turning northern Australia into a food bowl has raised a few eyebrows on the Fraser Coast. Mr Abbott was in Townsville last week with shadow finance minister Andrew Robb […]
Read moreArticle – Abbott spurns CBD plan – Daniel Strudwick, The Cairns Post
Plans to transform parts of the Cairns CBD are unlikely to receive funding from a Coalition Government in Canberra because the Commonwealth’s coffers are bare and the city is already “very impressive”. […]
Read moreArticle – Rinehart keen to join push for north – Fleur Anderson, North Queensland Register
AN influential private-sector business group led by billionaire Gina Rinehart will lobby to be part of a taskforce promised under an Abbott government to drive a 20-year economic plan for Northern Australia. Under the […]
Read moreArticle – Mrs Gina Rinehart, “Greetings from the lucky country (?)” – Australian Resources and Investment
Australia has relied on its resources for its prosperity for a long time, especially during the last six years of record commodity prices. We started being called ‘the lucky country’ decades ago, […]
Read moreMessage from ANDEV Co-Chair Imants Kins
Dear ANDEV supporters, Some further details that emerged in last two days on the SEZ’s announced by PM Abe: Deregulation zones: Another borrowed idea, this time from the 2001-2006 government of Junichiro Koizumi. […]
Read moreMessage from ANDEV Co-Chair Imants Kins
Dear ANDEV Supporters While the Federal Government sleeps and doesn’t really care about the future of Australia we have another country Japan move to create Special Economic Zones! See the below article […]
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