15 May 2014 Charlie McKillop ABC Rural The vision of a northern Australian ‘food bowl’ is still possible but only if the Federal Government matches its rhetoric with research funding, according to
8 May 2014 Andrew Duffy Mining News COMPETITION from overseas jurisdictions, industrial relations issues and rising costs top the list of concerns for Roy Hill Holdings, Atlas Iron and Northern Star Resources
7 May 2014 Charles Macdonald Australian Journal of Mining Executives from investment bank BNP Paribas reprised details of their advisory and funding role in the US$10bn Roy Hill iron ore project this
14 May 2014 Jack Di Nunzio Future Directions Last month’s release of China’s ‘secret’ soil pollution general survey revealed that nearly one fifth of the country’s arable land is polluted. As the
The Joint Select Committee on Northern Australia will hold public hearings in Alice Springs, Darwin, Nhulunbuy and Katherine from Monday 19 May.
10 May 2014 North Queensland Register 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
10 May 2014 Sarah-Jane Tasker The Australian If the mining boom seems to have slowed to a crawl — the prevailing narrative in some quarters — there’s a $US7.2 billion hole in
10 May 2014 Andrew Burrell The Australian The bigger they come, the harder they fall. That’s how Deloitte Access Economics sums up the West Australian economy as the state adapts to the
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
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
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
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,