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 […]
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Article – Untapped water resources discovered in WA's Pilbara 'could drive agriculture expansion'
5 August 2014 ABC News Huge untapped water sources in Western Australia’s Pilbara could drive a bold expansion of towns, agriculture and industry in the region, the State Government has said. A […]
Read moreArticle – Historic deal between the largest West Australian red meat processor and China paves the way for increased agricultural production
5 August 2014 Bridget Fitzgerald ABC Rural Western Australia’s largest red meat processor has signed a historic deal for the long term supply of beef and sheep meat into China. The deal […]
Read moreArticle – ABARES predicts Asia will become a 'significant prospect' for Australian beef producers
1 August 2014 Craig Zonca and Cassie Hough ABC Rural The Asian export market will become a ‘significant prospect’ for Australian beef producers, as international food demands increase. The issue was one […]
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 […]
Read moreArticle – Water hope for Pilbara cities
5 August 2014 Brad Thompson The West Australian The dream of growing cities in the Pilbara is a step closer to reality after investigations revealed massive underground reservoirs able to support rapid […]
Read moreArticle – Could weed-zapping Daleks be the new farmer's friend, with robots roaming crops?
30 July 2014 Sally Bryant ABC Rural If you grew up watching cartoons like the Jetsons, you could be forgiven for being disappointed at how slow society has been in developing robots […]
Read moreArticle – Barnaby Joyce’s beef about ‘ridiculous’ food bowl
4 August 2014 Jared Owens and Rachel Baxendale The Australian AUSTRALIA must abandon illogical rhetoric about becoming the food bowl of Asia because it is ridiculous and “read as a threat overseas’’, […]
Read moreArticle – Big plans to build north’s potential by 2030
2 August 2014 The Morning Bulletin THE FEDERAL Government has committed to realising the potential of the country’s north. It will produce a White Paper on Developing Northern Australia that sets out […]
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