13 August 2015Mark PhelpsQueensland Country Life AUSTRALIAN businesswoman Gina Rinehart will not proceed with a proposed $500 million dairy project in Queensland, choosing instead to focus on beef. Hope Dairies director David
17 August 2015Josh FrydenbergAssistant Treasurer Today the Government welcomes the release of the Northern Australia Insurance Premiums Taskforce Interim Report. The Government recognises that many people in Northern Australia have experienced a
Rio Tinto’s head of exploration, Stephen McIntosh, made some comments in the Weekend Australian about mineral exploration in Australia. These are concerning and fully supported by ANDEV. Governments need to listen. They
Tomorrow’s jobs are the result of today’s investment, particularly in the mining industry. Despite inevitable short-term commodity price fluctuations, with many hundreds of millions of people in Asia moving into the middle
5 September 2015Barry FitzGeraldThe Australian Annual expenditure on finding the next generation of mines has plunged from $4 billion to $1.5bn in the past three years, setting off alarm bells that many
4 September 2015Gina RinehartAustralian Resources and Investment, vol.9 no.3 “The problems of public administration will end if politicians learn how to say ‘no’ and if bureaucrats know how to say ‘yes.’” What
26 August 2015Tom EdwardsABC Rural Farmers in an irrigated agriculture zone in Western Australia’s remote East Kimberley say they want vital development to progress more quickly. AUDIO: Ord farmers Fritz Bolten, David Menzel
28 August 2015Greg EarlAustralian Financial Review The Chinese government wants to link its silk road infrastructure development initiative with the Abbott government’s plans to develop northern Australia, in a broadening of the
Date: 27 August 2015 7:47:35 am GMT+3Subject: Regulatory Burden for Industry – Meeting with Minister Good Afternoon, This morning Bill Tinapple and I met with Minister for Mines and Petroleum Bill Marmion
The first issue of Leading Northern Australia: Showcasing the Best in Australia’s North is now available to read online here. CONTENTS INCLUDE: Our North, Our Future: a Vision for Developing Australia’s North
13 August 2015Joe HockeyTreasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia The Treasurer and Minister for Trade and Investment today hosted the second annual Australia‑China Strategic Economic Dialogue with Chairman Xu Shaoshi of China’s
13 August 2015Andrew RobbMinister for Trade and Investment A ‘verdict’ by ABC’s ‘Fact Check’ that our landmark China Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) allows Chinese companies to bring in workers for major