New History Series Reveals Government Policy on Northern Australia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Australians for Northern Development & Economic Vision (ANDEV) is pleased to announce the beginning of the publication of a series of […]
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Article – Hope for China deal to boost Pilbara foreign investment
13 February 2014 ABC News The Australia China Business Council, local shires and business lobbies in the Pilbara have joined forces in an effort to attract more foreign investment to the region. […]
Read moreArticle – Former Treasury secretary Ken Henry warns of infrastructure shortfall
10 February 2014 Annabel Hepworth The Australian In an interview with The Australian in his capacity at the University of Wollongong as chairman of the SMART infrastructure group, Dr Henry said that […]
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 – Call for economic and community development program
12 February 2014 The Northern Star A KEY small business group has called for a national program of “community and economic development” to power up ailing regional economies. The call from the […]
Read moreArticle – NQ’s irrigation potential
11 February 2014 North Queensland Register While thousands of hectares of soil are potentially suitable for irrigated agriculture across northern Australia, access to sufficient water constrains development. A CSIRO study of land […]
Read moreCurtin, Chifley and Northern Australia 1944-1949
11 January 2014 Kerriann Lock The idea of developing the North is not new – on the contrary, it has been a focus of various federal governments over the decades. This article […]
Read moreArticle – Roy Hill close to $7b debt deal
10 February 2014 Nick Evans The West Australian The news comes as Roy Hill’s equity partners – including Mrs Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting, Marubeni, Korean conglomerate POSCO and Taiwanese steelmaker China Steel Corporation […]
Read moreArticle – Family farms could help northern irrigation expand
7 February 2014 Virginia Tapp ABC Rural A report released by the CSIRO has recommended the family farm drive irrigation development in Northern Australia. It found the potential cropping area in North […]
Read moreArticle – Bruce Davidson and the myth of a northern food bowl
6 February 2014 Bob Gosford Crikey Bruce Davidson’s contribution to Australian agricultural economics remains under-appreciated, perhaps because of his uncompromising approach to his work and a reluctance to accept the cant and […]
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