4 September 2014 Sarina Locke and Craig Zonca ABC Rural The Federal Parliamentary Committee looking at Northern Australia has recommended major infrastructure development, including roads, dams and weirs. Called Pivot North, the Inquiry […]
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Major infrastructure funding key to Northern Australia development
8 September 2014 Parliament of Australia Funding for major road upgrades and water infrastructure projects are among over 40 recommendations made by a parliamentary inquiry in its final report on the economic […]
Read moreArticle – Nationals in push to limit fly-in, fly-out workers in favour of locally-based workers
3 September 2014 ABC News The West Australian Nationals will debate motions designed to reduce resource companies’ reliance on fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workers at their annual conference this weekend. The Nationals’ Kalgoorlie […]
Read moreArticle – Jacqui Lambie on the warpath
5 June 2014 Sean Ford The Advocate PAYROLL tax cuts to keep Qantas jobs in Tasmania should be just the start of creating a “special economic zone” in Tasmania, Palmer United senator-elect […]
Read moreAudio – Northern support for development plan
8 September 2014 Cameron Wilson Bush Telegraph In the very first sentence of the report Pivot North, Inquiry into the Development of Northern Australia, the chairman, Warren Entsch admits the inquiry has been […]
Read morePrice pushes for WA’s North West in northern inquiry
5 September 2014 Melissa Price MP The Australian Parliament’s Northern Australia Committee, of which Melissa Price, Member for Durack is a member, has tabled its final report on the development of Northern […]
Read moreArticle – NT on path to pulling own weight: Giles
4 September 2014 Danny Rose The West Australian Northern Territory Chief Minister Adam Giles looks north for a population top-up and south for a business influx, and says his reliant state is […]
Read moreArticle – Northern development report recommends sweeping changes to FIFO mine worker practice and road infrastructure in Western Australia
8 September 2014 Tyne McConnon ABC Rural Western Australia has featured heavily in a parliamentary report recommending ways to develop Northern Australia. The main recommendations were for improved infrastructure and the making […]
Read moreArticle – Red tape removal key for mine life
4 September 2014 Hailey Renault The North West Star AUSTRALIA’S latest report on Northern Australia development has toyed with the idea of removing “regulatory hurdles” in the way of expansion at Mount […]
Read moreArticle – Mining overregulation curbing key to our future, says Rinehart
4 September 2014 Barry FitzGerald The Australian Billionaire iron ore magnate Gina Rinehart believes the Abbott government has more to do after fulfilling its election promise to axe the carbon and mining […]
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