Article by Ross Muir courtesy of the Weekend Australian It sometimes takes a crisis for a problem to become clear. Covid and China’s trade aggression help us to see where we stand. […]
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China dangles $39bn carrot to build city on our doorstep
Article by Ben Packham courtesy of the Australian A Chinese company says it wants to build a new $39bn city with a major seaport, industrial area and free-trade zone on Papua New […]
Read moreTRADE SURPLUS REACHES ‘HISTORIC’ $73BN IN 2020 AS IRON ORE SALES BOOM
Article by Patrick Commins courtesy of the Australian Australia’s trade surplus reached a record $73bn in 2020, propelled by surging iron ore sales and a slump in demand for imported goods through […]
Read moreGina Rinehart ushered into miners’ Hall of Fame
Article courtesy of the Kalgoorlie Miner. WA billionaire Gina Rinehart was last night inducted into the Australian Prospectors & Miners Hall of Fame in recognition of her contribution to the State’s resources […]
Read moreOUR NORTH | OUR FUTURE
Newsletter 18October 2020 Fifth Annual Statement to Parliament I am pleased to advise that the fifth Annual Statement to Parliament on the Developing Northern Australia agenda was delivered by the Minister for […]
Read more2020-21 Budget backs water reforms, northern Australia and gas to support Australia’s economic recovery and jobs
Article courtesy of the Hon Keith Pitt MP The Morrison-McCormack Government is further supporting the development of northern Australia and Australia’s gas and resources sector in the 2020-21 Budget to support jobs […]
Read moreIntegration roadmap for Top End grain
Article by Karla Keith courtesy of Grains research development Corporation Key points A situational analysis on broadacre cropping by the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) has recently been […]
Read moreCould Western Australia SECEDE from the rest of the nation? How nearly all of Australia’s $100BILLION iron ore exports come from WA – $38,000 per resident – and the state could easily pay its own way
Article by Stephen Johnson courtesy of the Daily Mail Online Two-thirds of Western Australians in 1933 voted to secede to form a new nation The British Parliament didn’t accept the result and […]
Read moreCountdown on but space industry dragged back to Earth by bureaucratic delays
Article by Amos Aikman courtesy of the Australian Three, two, one, blast-off. That’s how it’s supposed to go. But instead, space industry regulators have been “dragging the chain” on critical approvals, endangering […]
Read moreOre exports at risk from marine pilot border ban
Australia’s $100bn iron ore industry is at risk of a significant slowdown as the sector’s recordbreaking run hangs on the WA government’s willingness to allow a tiny group of about 20 highly […]
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