7 July 2014 Phillip Thomson Canberra Times Sun-soaked cities at the top of Australia are crying out for Canberra’s federal bureaucrats to be relocated to the nation’s north. Regional centres in northern […]
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Article – Aboriginal people get a new voice
4 July 2014 Australian Associated Press Aboriginal people living in the far-flung communities of the western top end of the Northern Territory don’t always get heard by governments, but now a new […]
Read moreArticle – China to sign FTA by year’s end
25 June 2014 Scott Murdoch The Australian CHINA has flagged it intends to finalise a free-trade agreement with Australia before the end of the year after nine years of negotiation in a […]
Read morePilbara SEZ
Regional Development Australia Pilbara chief executive Diane Pentz is calling for a special economic zone (SEZ) to be established. Earlier this year, the Pilbara Regional Council made a submission to the Joint […]
Read moreArticle – TNG benefits from NT govt exploration spend
27 June 2014 Esmarie Swanepoel Mining Weekly ASX-listed TNG has become the latest benefactor in the Northern Territory government’s geophysics and drilling collaborative funding programme. The programme aims to increase the intensity […]
Read moreArticle – NT has ‘considerable’ shale gas potential
1 July 2014 Esmarie Swanepoel Mining Weekly Westra van Holthe noted that the territory’s onshore petroleum industry had recently experienced an unprecedented expansion, driven largely by the state’s potential for shale gas […]
Read moreArticle – Green groups keep Aboriginal people in poverty
2 July 2014 Nyunggai Warren Mundine Australian Financial Review It was great to see Cape York traditional owners defeat Queensland’s Wild Rivers legislation in the Federal Court last month. In 2009, the […]
Read moreArticle – Farm focus from China accord
25 June 2014 Angus Grigg The Land THE federal government will identify key agricultural projects in northern Australia suitable for Chinese investment as part of a broader agreement around infrastructure struck in […]
Read moreNorthern Development Summit
27 June 2014 Andrew Robb Minister for Trade and Investment It is a great pleasure to be back in Townsville to make a contribution to this most timely summit. A little over […]
Read moreArticle – Northern Development Summit should contribute to development of White Paper
27 June 2014 Townsville Enterprise Over 400 key politicians, business people and academics from across the nation will descend on Townsville tomorrow for the 2014 Northern Development Summit. Hosted by independent think […]
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