1 March 2014 John Kerin Australian Financial Review The Northern Territory’s Chief Minister, Adam Giles, has claimed infrastructure in the territory is 150 years behind the rest of Australia and it needs […]
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Article – PM again dangles tax carrot for push to develop northern Australia as a 'food bowl'
28 February 2014 ABC News Prime Minister Tony Abbott says tax concessions will be considered as part of the Federal Government White Paper on northern Australia. Mr Abbott is in Darwin and […]
Read moreArticle – Northern Australia development on agenda
28 February 2014 Nine News Plans for the development of northern Australia are advancing as the federal government seeks to take advantage of Asia’s economic boom. The premiers of Queensland and Western […]
Read moreArticle – Coalition pushing hard to lift the Top End
1 March 2014 Amos Aikman The Australian KEY themes of a Coalition green paper on developing Australia’s north will include infrastructure investment, land-tenure reform, improving water management, and boosting trade, innovation, research […]
Read moreArticle – Northern Australia White Paper Underway
28 February 2014 Office of the Prime Minister The Premiers of Queensland and Western Australia and the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory have agreed to join a new Strategic Partnership to […]
Read moreArticle – Darwin abattoir on track for AACo
20 February 2014 Matt Brann ABC Rural The Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) is spending $91 million to build a meatworks near Darwin, in what is probably the biggest and most important agricultural […]
Read moreArticle – Northern Australia development on agenda
28 February 2014 Neda Vanovac AAP PLANS for the development of northern Australia are advancing as the federal government seeks to take advantage of Asia’s economic boom. The premiers of Queensland and […]
Read moreArticle – First in 30 years: Amadeus Basin oil production licence granted to Central Petroleum
25 February 2014 ABC News The Northern Territory Government has approved its first onshore petroleum licence in more than 30 years. The Surprise oil field in the Amadeus Basin was discovered two […]
Read moreArticle – BGC wins $60m Roy Hill iron ore contract
26 February 2014 Cole Latimer Ferret BGC Contracting has won a $60 million contract to supply ballast for Roy Hill’s railway system. The contract will see BGC provide more than one million […]
Read moreArticle – Australia's Rinehart nears $7.8 bln mine finance deal
26 February 2014 Sharon Klyne, Joyce Lee and Prakash Chakravarti Reuters Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill iron ore project is close to finalising a $7.8 billion financing deal, sources said, a […]
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