25 February 2014 ABC News Leaders from Western Australia’s Pilbara, Kimberley and mid-west have met their eastern counterparts to swap notes on developing northern Australia. Regional Development Australia (RDA) committees from WA, […]
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Article – NT eyes investors for Darwin port
24 February 2014 Angela MacDonald-Smith Stock & Land Over the weekend, the NT government appointed investment bank Flagstaff Partners to devise a strategy for introducing private investment into the port, although Mr […]
Read moreArticle – Foreign labour call
24 February 2014 Renee Viellaris Townsville Bulletin TAX breaks should be ruled out for Northern Australia and businesses should be able to hire more foreign workers, says lobby group the Chamber of […]
Read moreArticle – Kimberley aquaculture zone given environmental green light
19 February 2014 Tyne McConnon ABC Rural An aquaculture zone which will significantly increase fish production off the Kimberley coast in Western Australia is one step closer after it received environmental approval. […]
Read moreThe “Long Boom” Begins: Northern Development in 1950’s Australia
21 February 2014 Kerriann Lock The 1949 election of Robert Menzies as Prime Minister ushered in the “long boom” – over two decades of development, economic growth, low unemployment rates, and rising […]
Read moreArticle – Untapped potential in the North
14 February 2014 Matthew Cawood Farmonline AUSTRALIA could add up to 30 per cent to its northern irrigation zones by opening up the Flinders and Gilbert basins in north Queensland, a CSIRO […]
Read moreArticle – Business chamber to make submission to northern Australia committee
12 February 2014 ABC News Karratha’s business lobby is hoping its recent talks with Federal Government representatives will help shape the proposed northern Australia white paper. The town’s chamber of commerce and […]
Read moreArticle – Have your say on the future of Australian agriculture
10 February 2014 My Sunshine Coast “The issues paper is an important opportunity for rural and regional communities in Wide Bay to have their say on the issues currently facing agriculture. “This […]
Read moreArticle – Rinehart tying up finance as Roy Hill gets head of steam
15 February 2014 Sarah-Jane Tasker The Australian GINA Rinehart reaches the final stages of securing a debt package for her $10 billion Roy Hill project. Market jitters, a gloomy outlook for mining […]
Read moreArticle – New model for Australian agriculture
13 February 2013 Jim Turnour Queensland Country Life WHEN most Australians think about farmers, one image still springs to mind: a family in Akubras and Blundstones, battling the elements with a Blue […]
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