18 November 2014 John Pyrros Neos Kosmos The Northern Territory’s Chief Minister Adam Giles has announced a new in-principal deal signed by the Territory government and the governing Council of Kalymnos, which […]
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Audio – Northern development should focus on urban centres
18 November 2014 Cameron Wilson Bush Telegraph A ‘green paper’ was released a few months ago by the federal government on northern development which focused on expanding resource, agriculture and tourism industries. […]
Read moreSpeech Given by Mrs. Rinehart at the Small Business Association Gala
22 November 2014 Mrs. Gina Rinehart 45% of our northern mainland – is home to just 5% of the population. It’s Australia’s economic blind-spot, but with less government and more commonsense attitudes, […]
Read moreArticle – Lack of scale crushing the Ord Irrigation Scheme's sugar dream
13 November 2014 Matt Brann ABC Rural The Chinese company willing to invest $700 million in Australia’s far north is still waiting to access land in the Northern Territory so it can […]
Read moreArticle – Chinese free-trade deal opens door to exports
17 November 2014 The Australian TONY Abbott has won a dramatic increase in market access for Australian farmers, services and manufacturers in a trade deal worth at least $18 billion over a […]
Read moreArticle – Joyce jumps in on Lake Argyle
17 November 2014 Brad Thompson The West Australian Federal Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce has given a strong signal that he will back State Government plans to increase the size of Lake Argyle […]
Read moreOpinion – Ord Valley farmer Robert Boshammer's wish list for developing northern Australian agriculture
4 November 2014 Robert Boshammer ABC Rural I think the five major challenge to successful farming in northern Australia are: Clear land tenure Water security Clarity of governance processes Supportive infrastructure Background […]
Read moreArticle – Interest sought for development committees
4 November 2014 The North West Star BUSINESS and community leaders in the Kennedy electorate are being urged to put forward expressions of interest to join Regional Development Australia committees. Northern-based Senator […]
Read moreArticle – China deal on cattle exports
7 November 2014 The Australian ONE million beef cattle valued at more than $1 billion are set to be shipped to China each year under a ground-breaking deal between the Australian and […]
Read moreArticle – Truss issues infrastructure orders
6 November 2014 SBS News Transport Minister Warren Truss has asked Infrastructure Australia to review major projects and list what should be given priority. The independent agency will provide two infrastructure audits, […]
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