16 June 2014 ABC News A new economic report warns Australia must boost infrastructure spending and address youth unemployment as the mining boom subsides. The Australian Local Government Association’s latest State of […]
Read moreArticle – Rio exploration chief Stephen McIntosh calls for simplified approvals process
21 June 2014 Barry Fitzgerald The Australian RIO Tinto has warned that Australia risks losing out in the competition for the shrinking pool of global exploration dollars because of excessive regulation. At […]
Read moreArticle – Australia still owns the farm
20 June 2014 The Land Figures released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in its 2013 Agricultural Land and Water Ownership survey (ALWOS)show just under 99 per cent of Australian farm […]
Read moreArticle – GG visits Ord irrigation scheme
22 June 2014 Nine News Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove is hoping to shine a light on economic opportunities in agriculture and progress being made on indigenous issues during a tour of northern […]
Read moreInquiry into the Development of Northern Australia – Interim Report
23 June 2014 The Joint Select Committee on Northern Australia tabled its interim report on 16 June 2014. The Committee expects to table its final report in early September 2014.
Read moreArticle – China's hunger for red meat
18 June 2014 Clint Jasper ABC Rural Between 2011 and 2013 boxed sheepmeat and beef exports to China jumped from just 3 per cent to 17 per cent of all Australian beef […]
Read moreDarwin at the centre of northern development
15 June 2014 Warren Truss ACTING Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss says the Northern Territory is well-placed to drive the development of northern Australia. Having released […]
Read moreArticle – Many impediments to the development of the tropical north
16 June 2014Daniel BurdonNorthern Rivers Echo AN INTERIM report on the Abbott government’s investigation of development in northern Australia has acknowledged a host of “impediments” to development north of the Tropic of […]
Read moreArticle – NT minister says Land Rights Act should go
16 June 2014 Sky News The Land Rights Act is holding Aboriginal people back from achieving their full economic potential, Northern Territory minister Bess Price says. Speaking at a Developing the Territory […]
Read moreArticle – Northern Australia inquiry tipped to duplicate Federal Government discussion paper
17 June 2014 David Chen ABC News A Queensland Senator says there has been confusion over the Federal Government’s moves to encourage debate on the development of northern Australia. The Joint Select […]
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