North Australia Project – 28/11/2012

The Australian Attorney-General Nicola Roxon has axed funding for a scheme that provides legal representation for Native Title claims to pastoralists. The plan has attracted the ire of groups including the NT

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North Australia Digest – 27/11/2012

The Australian Financial Review Australia could underachieve in the Asian century due to high costs and falling productivity according to Ian Bauert, the head of Rio Tinto’s China operations. As Chevron said

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North Australia Digest – 26/11/2012

The Australian  Despite generating more than $100 billion a year in revenue and inspiring tens of billions of dollars in new investment, West Australia’s resources sector is experiencing mounting pressure from rising

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North Australia Digest – 20/11/2012

The Australian Financial Review International energy experts are the latest group to warn that high costs are putting at risk $150 billion in future LNG investments in Australia. The calls echo concerns

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North Australia Digest – 19/11/2012

The Australian Financial Review The Australian economy is not becoming more productive and will fall off a “growth cliff” when resources investment runs out according to Michael Chaney, Chairman of National Australia

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North Australia Digest – 16/11/2012

The Australian Gas industry stalwart John Ellice-Flint claims the Queensland government is losing $2.3 million in royalties for each day that construction of the Gladstone LNG precinct is delayed because of red

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North Australia Digest – 15/11/2012

The Australian Nationals Senate Leader Barnaby Joyce and NSW Liberal Bill Heffernan appealed to the WA government to rethink its deal with Shanghai Zhongfu. Senator Joyce asked if Zhongfu would pay Australian

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