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 […]
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Article – $100m cable to support LNG projects
12 May 2014 The West Australian Oil and gas giants Shell and INPEX have signed a $100 million deal with Nextgen Group to build an optical fibre cable providing high-speed communication services […]
Read moreArticle – Infrastructure tops NT budget wish list
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, […]
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 – Aquila Resources takeover bid 'boosts prospects of new Pilbara port': analyst
6 May 2014 ABC News A $1.4 billion takeover bid for Aquila Resources has boosted the prospects of a new port in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, an analyst has said. It was […]
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 – 'Food bowl' investment ignored
5 May 2014 Jared Lynch & Tim Binsted North Queensland Register John Foss knew he was on to something big when sales of his chia-based foods began taking off in the US. […]
Read moreArticle – QRC warns QLD over potential mining royalty hike
30 April 2014 Cole Latimer Australian Mining The Queensland Resources Council has warned the QLD government to not fall populist sentiment that more mining taxes are the solution to budget woes. His […]
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 […]
Read moreArticle – Mackay Airport to undergo $900m expansion as key freight hub
28 April 2014 Whitsunday Times THE Mackay regional economy is set to soar under a $900 million expansion plan to develop Mackay Airport as a key transport and freight hub. A submission by […]
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