11 May 2014 North Queensland Register THE Northern Territory Government has introduced new legislation to regulate the growth of opium poppies in the Territory. Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries Willem Westra […]
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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 – Roy Hill deal boosts mine jobs
13 May 2014 Sarah-Jane Tasker The Australian FINALISATION of the funding package for the $US10 billion ($10.7bn) Roy Hill iron ore project in Western Australia and the development of the Ichthys project have […]
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 – How Queensland farmers reached harmony with gas companies
8 May 2014 Hamish Broome The Northern Star THE COAL seam gas industry is big business in Queensland. From west of Toowoomba to Roma and north to Moranbah there are thousands of […]
Read moreArticle – NT to explore food future
7 May 2014 Queensland Country Life WITH the countdown on to the release of the Federal Government’s White Paper on Developing Northern Australia, it is timely that the inaugural Northern Australia Food […]
Read moreArticle – Finding common ground when developing northern Australia
7 May 2014 Matt Brann ABC Rural The development and conservation of northern Australia was up for discussion today in Darwin, at the Northern Australia Futures Roundtable. A crowd of about 100 […]
Read moreVideo – Dairy farmers seek fairer milk market overseas
6 May 2014 Eric Tlozek ABC News Struggling Queensland dairy farmers are seeking opportunities to export milk to Asia in an increasingly desperate bid to stay in business. Watch the video here. […]
Read moreArticle – Beef industry needs boost of better access to overseas
7 May 2014 The Morning Bulletin THE BEEF industry needs a boost in overseas market access, production costs reduced and investment in new areas of production. This was what the North Australia […]
Read moreArticle – North set for tourist boom from Asia
7 May 2014 North Queensland Register NORTHERN Queensland is set to benefit from a tourism boom as the Asian century unfolds, according to one of Australia’s leading economic forecasters. Phil Ruthven, the […]
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