1 November 2013 Sean Dorney ABC Radio Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill, is proposing the creation of a special economic zone linking PNG with northern Australia. Mr O’Neill spoke about […]
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Article – The End of the Nation-State?
12 October 2013 Parag Khanna New York Times SINGAPORE — EVERY five years, the United States National Intelligence Council, which advises the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, publishes a report forecasting […]
Read moreArticle – Labor quietly bins Rudd troppo tax
30 October 2013 Andrew Probyn The West Australian Canned: The ALP has quietly binned Kevin Rudd’s tax plan.Picture: Getty Images Former prime minister Kevin Rudd’s so-called “troppo tax” has been quietly consigned […]
Read moreArticle – Barnaby Joyce pushes northern tax zones
22 October 2013 Christian Kerr and Lauren Wilson The Australian BARNABY Joyce has pre-empted a major policy paper on developing northern Australia, demanding a “substantial difference in tax liability” for residents and […]
Read moreArticle – Agribusiness: will it blossom or go to seed under the new Coalition Government?
14 September 2013 Karen Evans-Cullen Mondaq Business Briefing The new Coalition Government will have to consider foreign investment in agricultural land and agribusinesses, a national food plan and food policy, and developing […]
Read moreArticle – Zonal taxing may bring doctors to regions says Palmer
September 7, 2013 Rae Wilson Warwick Daily News INTRODUCING zonal taxation would help attract high-quality doctors and teachers to regional Australia, Clive Palmer says. The leader of the Palmer United Party believes […]
Read moreArticle – China Plans to Create a Free Trade Zone in Shanghai
August 28, 2013 Stratfor Summary The Chinese central government took what could be a bold step toward economic deregulation on Aug. 23 when the State Council officially approved the establishment of a […]
Read moreArticle – Committees and tax-free zones not what Australia's North needs
August 26, 2013 Larry Graham WA Today As an old Norwester, I should be happy that there is emerging political interest in the northern half of our continent – but I am […]
Read moreArticle – NT tax breaks plan beggars belief
August 23, 2013 Tim Treadgold WA Business News Kevin Rudd’s ‘tax breaks for the Territory’ plan has a strong similarity to a proposal by Gina Rinehart that was ridiculed by Labor. THERE […]
Read moreArticle – WA Scoffs at ALP Plan for North
August 22, 2013 Tyson Cattle Farm Weekly PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has copped heavy criticism from WA regarding his proposal to set up a special economic zone in the Northern Territory. WA […]
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