9 May 2014 Neda Vanovac Australian Associated Press General News Money to build infrastructure in northern Australia tops the Northern Territory government’s wish list for next week’s federal budget. “We need roads, […]
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Article – Beef industry needs boost of better access to overseas
7 May 2014 The Morning Bulletin THE BEEF industry needs a boost in overseas market access, production costs reduced and investment in new areas of production. This was what the North Australia […]
Read moreArticle – Build it, they’ll come
8 May 2014 Anika Hume The Cairns Post THE head of Tony Abbott’s indigenous council says infrastructure development in Far North Queensland must be a priority if Australia is “fair dinkum” about […]
Read moreArticle – Development in northern Western Australia held up by red tape, high living costs, MPs told
6 May 2014 Erin Parke and Gian De Poloni ABC News High living costs and government red tape are inhibiting economic growth in Western Australia’s north, a parliamentary committee investigating the development […]
Read moreArticle – Infrastructure spending partly to blame for budget holes
5 May 2014 Sunshine Coast Daily DESPITE claims by politicians of all stripes of a massive infrastructure gap, a new study has found a boom in infrastructure spending by state governments is […]
Read moreArticle – Kimberley has say on northern Australia's future
5 May 2014 ABC News Education, industry and native title groups from the Kimberley will today tell a parliamentary hearing what they see as the future of WA’s north. The Joint Select […]
Read moreArticle – Streamlined environment process plan on public display
14 April 2014 Vicky Validakis Australian Mining The Abbott government have released a draft “one-stop-shop” environmental assessment plan for the Northern Territory. The two governments signed a memorandum of understanding In November, […]
Read moreArticle – NT wants 2500 more Asian migrants per year
6 May 2014 Neda Vanovac The Australian THE Northern Territory government hopes to welcome 2500 migrants from Asia to fill labour gaps as part of a proposal to develop northern Australia. Chief […]
Read moreArticle – Roy Hill chief warns of shockwaves over rebate cut
2 May 2014 Nick Evans The West Australian Gina Rinehart’s chief lieutenant on the giant Roy Hill iron ore project has warned the Federal Government against axing or reducing the diesel fuel […]
Read moreBook Review – Northern Australia: Task for a Nation
2 May 2014 Kerriann Lock Australian Institute of Political Science (1954). Northern Australia: Task for a Nation. (Sydney : Angus and Robertson). Sixty years ago, Australians were thinking about northern development and […]
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