14 May 2014 Lisa Cox Sydney Morning Herald Perth Airport to attract more than $600 million from Tuesday’s federal budget. Photo: Erin Jonasson The Abbott government says the 2014-15 federal budget will invest […]
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Article – Browse gas fields: Rocky outcrops could change WA's share of offshore fields
16 May 2014 Graeme Powell and Sue Lannin ABC News The discovery of three rocks off the Kimberley coast means Western Australia’s share of Woodside’s Browse gas field could jump from an […]
Read moreArticle – Rocky outcrops worth billions
16 May 2014 Andrew Probyn The West Australian Three rocky outcrops, each no bigger than a kitchen table, have become the most lucrative pieces of real estate in WA’s history. Their chance […]
Read moreArticle – Joyce admits Budget will be tough for rural Australia
14 May 2014 ABC Rural The Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce acknowledges the Federal Government will lose some friends in rural Australia because of the Budget. But he says hard decisions had to […]
Read moreArticle – The 2014 Federal Budget: What it means for mining
14 May 2014 Cole Latimer Australian Mining The latest budget has been released and there were a number of surprises for the mining industry. However, despite what many critics of the industry […]
Read moreArticle – Qld mining industry says federal budget delivers on key election commitments
14 May 2014 ABC News Queensland Resources Council head Michael Roche says the federal budget has delivered on key promises that will help the mining industry. Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey unveiled the […]
Read moreArticle – MP says WA Govt 'paranoia' restricting evidence to northern Australia committee
14 May 2014 ABC News Federal Labor MP Alannah MacTiernan says it is frustrating that WA Government employees can be prevented from giving evidence to a federal parliamentary committee. Ms MacTiernan is […]
Read moreArticle – Gas helps to inflate NT’s coffers
14 May 2014 Amos Aikman The Australian BOOMING gas industry development in the Top End and more money from Canberra have allowed the Northern Territory government to forecast a $1 billion improvement […]
Read moreArticle – Northern Australia 'vision' less likely without research focus
15 May 2014 Charlie McKillop ABC Rural The vision of a northern Australian ‘food bowl’ is still possible but only if the Federal Government matches its rhetoric with research funding, according to […]
Read moreArticle – Territory opium crops gets fresh legislature
11 May 2014 North Queensland Register THE Northern Territory Government has introduced new legislation to regulate the growth of opium poppies in the Territory. Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries Willem Westra […]
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