6 June 2014 Ginny Stein ABC News In northern Australia, Aboriginal landowners are looking to China to help revive their pastoral industry. Ten of Australia’s largest Aboriginal pastoral stations are joining forces […]
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Article – Asian workforce plan for Top End farms gets political backing
5 June 2014 Matt Brann ABC Rural The Northern Territory’s new parliamentary secretary for Northern Development has backed calls from Top End growers to expand the Seasonal Worker Program to address labour shortages in […]
Read moreGovernment Moving to Develop Northern Australia
10 June 2014 Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development The Australian Government’s vision for opening northern Australia to development is taking shape with the Green Paper on Developing Northern Australia released by […]
Read moreGreen Paper on Developing Northern Australia released for comment
The Government released the Developing Northern Australia Green Paper and announced the membership of the Northern Australia Advisory Group on 10 June 2014. The Green Paper builds on the Government’s pre-election commitment The Coalition’s 2030 Vision […]
Read moreCall for public comment on the Developing Northern Australia Green Paper
10 June 2014 The Government has released the Green Paper on Developing Northern Australia for public consultation and announced the membership of the Northern Australia Advisory Group. Public submissions on the Green Paper can be lodged […]
Read moreArticle – Abbott cancels talks with world financiers
9 June 2014 Steven Scott The Advertiser PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has been branded “embarrassing” by the Opposition for cancelling meetings with the world’s top finance officials during his visit to the […]
Read moreArticle – Canada, US to help northern Aust: Robb
8 June 2014 Australian Associated Press Canadian and US investors could be the key to opening up development in northern Australia, Trade Minister Andrew Robb says. A discussion paper on northern Australia’s […]
Read moreArticle – Gina Rinehart Wants Australia To Understand It's Not Easy To Make Money In Mining
6 June 2014 Alex Heber Business Insider In her quarterly column in Australian Resources and Investment magazine, Australia’s richest woman said: “There are too many people outside the industry throughout Australia who […]
Read moreArticle – Tight budgets dampen North’s dream
6 June 2014 David Sparkes Townsville Bulletin WITHIN the space of a month, we have seen two budgets that show the dream of developing Northern Australia will be a long road. The […]
Read moreArticle – Govt to release northern Australia paper
5 June 2014 Australian Associated Press The federal government will next week release a blueprint for the development of northern Australia. The coalition at the 2013 election promised to produce a white […]
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