13 August 2014 Jessica Marszalek Herald Sun THE Palmer United Party wants north Queensland to secede and become Australia’s newest independent state. The latest policy announcement from the party came ahead of […]
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Article – Food Futures Conference builds capacity to develop agriculture in Northern Australia
15 August 2014 Get Farming With the countdown on to the release of the Federal Government’s White Paper on Developing Northern Australia, it is timely that the inaugural Northern Australia Food Futures […]
Read moreArticle – Northern Australia: Renewed push to seal inland north Queensland highway
18 August 2014 Kirsty Nancarrow ABC News The Federal Government’s determination to develop northern Australia has raised hopes for improving the condition of a major inland route through Queensland. The Joint Select […]
Read moreArticle – Food to Asia: farmers on the Federal 'white paper' vision for northern agriculture
18 August 2014 ABC Rural The term ‘Asia’s food bowl’ has become a cliche when discussing farming in northern Australia. Its use makes many of those living in tropical parts of the […]
Read moreArticle – Northern development must be sustainable
18 August 2014 Dan Galligan Queensland Farmers’ Federation THE prospect of opening northern parts of the country to agricultural development is again in the spotlight with the Federal Government in the midst […]
Read moreSubmission to the Green Paper on Developing Northern Australia – NT Minerals Council
14 August 2014 Minerals Council of Australia – NT Division This submission to the Green Paper on Developing Northern Australia provides some background to the minerals industry in the Northern Territory (NT). […]
Read moreAustralia’s exports strong in 2013-14
5 August 2014 Minister for Trade and Investment New trade data released today shows strong growth in Australian exports led by the resources trade with North Asia. Australian Bureau of Statistics Trade […]
Read moreArticle – Northern plan not for all, says MP
9 August 2014 Daily Mercury FEDERAL Member for Dawson George Christensen said he had not signed the submission on the Green Paper on northern development as he disagreed with some of the […]
Read moreArticle – Parliamentary hearings continue into Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement
31 July 2014 Lisa Herbert ABC Rural A Federal parliamentary committee is continuing to look at the proposed Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement, which is promising a 73 per cent increase in agricultural […]
Read moreArticle – Agribusiness set to drive Australia's economic future
1 August 2014 Ticky Fullerton ABC News Australia’s agricultural soul is stirring in a way it has not done since the end of the great wool years, and the drive is coming […]
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