10 September 2014 Ben Leahy Pilbara News and North West Telegraph Pilbara local governments have cautiously welcomed a parliamentary inquiry calling for studies into special economic zones in northern Australia and new […]
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Article – Focus on key inland roads
14 September 2014 Hailey Renault The North West Star LINKING up regional Queensland through a combined road strategy was the key point of discussion during a recent Western Regional Roads Forum in […]
Read moreAudio – China to Work with Australia to Conclude FTA
9 September 2014 CRIENGLISH.com The Chinese Foreign Minister says China and Australia are facing a new opportunity for mutual development. The comment comes as Wang Yi met up with Australian Prime Minister […]
Read moreArticle – Gina Rinehart says cut red tape 'urgently' to counter iron ore slump
12 September 2014 Max Mason Sydney Morning Herald Mining magnate Gina Rinehart is urging the Australian government to cut red tape as the mining sector grapples with iron ore prices plummeting to […]
Read moreArticle – Australian jobs at risk: Rinehart
12 September 2014 Kirstie Batten Mining News HANCOCK Prospecting and Roy Hill chairman Gina Rinehart has warned that Africa is becoming more competitive than Australia and she is urging the government to […]
Read moreArticle – Tanami Road picked as priority for north
15 September 2014 Rachael Andrews Farm Weekly TANAMI Road as been identified as a priority for an upgrade by the group charged with driving the development of northern Australia. The priority listing […]
Read moreArticle – Mining isn't a dirty word, it's an essential one
September 2014 Gina Rinehart Australian Resources and Investment (vol.8, no.3) The outgoing chairman Barry Eldridge opened the annual [Diggers and Dealers] conference with a plea to governments to stop treating the resources […]
Read moreArticle – Gina Rinehart calls for action to cut ‘bureaucratic burdens’ on mining
12 September 2014 Sarah-Jane Tasker The Australian AUSTRALIA’S richest woman, and developer of the $10 billion Roy Hill iron ore mine, Gina Rinehart, has urged the government to cut bureaucratic burdens as […]
Read moreArticle – New Dept for Northern Australia proposed
9 September 2014 PS News A new Parliamentary report has recommended the creation of a Department of Northern Australian Development, based in Northern Australia. Pivot North, the final report from Parliament’s Northern Australia Committee, makes 42 recommendations […]
Read moreArticle – Northern Australia report: 'Serious impediments' blocking development in Queensland, WA, NT
4 September 2014 ABC News The chairman of the parliamentary committee considering development policies for Northern Australia says there are serious impediments that must be addressed. The Government wants to develop Northern […]
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