22 May 2014 Government Career The Federal Government’s inquiry into the economic future of the northern half of Australia has been touring the region, talking to various groups about the path to […]
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Article – AgNorth CRC future almost certain
21 May 2014 Laura Gartry ABC Rural The future of the $150 million bid for the AgNorth Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) was given more certainty at an Innovating with Asia conference in […]
Read moreArticle – Northern development inquiry heads to Katherine
22 May 2014 Carmen Brown ABC Rural A parliamentary inquiry into the development of northern Australia will hear submissions from the Katherine region today. The Joint Select Committee will consider evidence from […]
Read moreArticle – Economic zoning out is Giles’ fear
21 May 2014 Neda Vanovac & Zach Hope Perth Now MANY southern Australians think Darwin is “further away than the Moon” and it would be easier to attract Asian migrants to the […]
Read moreArticle – Northern development: Fisheries head spruiks opportunities for industry to expand in NT
21 May 2014 Kristy O’Brien ABC News The Northern Territory head of fisheries has said the Top End’s fishing industry could be substantially expanded as part of plans to develop Northern Australia. […]
Read moreOpinion – Water Allocation Enquiry Needed for Giles' Northern Development
20 May 2014 Kon Vatskalis Territory Labor Shadow Minister for Tourism, Asian Relations & Trade, Infrastructure & Transport, Kon Vatskalis, today said the issue of water allocation in the Territory should have […]
Read moreArticle – Federal government listens to Rocky food bowl proposal
21 May 2014 The Morning Bulletin MICHELLE Landry says the Fitzroy food bowl proposal “has the ear” of the Federal Government. The Capricornia MP said that Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce was briefed […]
Read moreArticle – Iron ore price slips below $US100 a tonne, analysts agonise over the repercussions
20 May 2014 Ian Verrender ABC News “It’s tough making forecasts, especially about the future.” That sage advice from New York baseball legend and famed tautologist Yogi Berra captures the mood on […]
Read moreArticle – Central Australia's role in developing the north
20 May 2014 Lauren Fitzgerald ABC Rural A parliamentary committee travelling around northern Australia has arrived in the Northern Territory, with a first stop in Alice Springs. The committee is asking individuals […]
Read moreArticle – Nation’s north must trade its way to prosperity, says Andrew Robb
21 May 2014 Annabel Hepworth The Australian A KEY architect of the Coalition’s policy to develop northern Australia will today flag using trade to boost the region and say it is “dead […]
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