12 June 2014 Daniel Bateman The Cairns Post LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch expects some of the recommendations from the Federal Government’s Northern Australia taskforce to be funded by the 2015 Budget. It […]
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Article – Giant steps needed to build up northern Australia’s potential
13 June 2014 Robert Henry The Conversation PHOTO: An Ord River sandalwood plantation near Kununurra, close to the Western Australia-Northern Territory border. Northern Australia has vast potential for development. Just one […]
Read moreArticle – Australia to fly cattle to Timor-Leste for the first time
12 June 2014 Matt Brann ABC Rural Two consignments of breeder cattle from the Northern Territory will be flown to Timor-Leste in the coming weeks, as part of a landmark deal to […]
Read moreArticle – Big plans for the North
11 June 2014 Matt Sherrington North Queensland Register A POWER station that could save North Queensland residents hundreds of millions of dollars in electricity bills and a cane project that could bring […]
Read moreArticle – Crocs key to northern Australia growth, says report
11 June 2014 Daniel Bateman The Cairns Post EXPANSION of the crocodile meat industry would allow northern Australia to take a bigger bite out of the global economy, a green paper says. […]
Read moreArticle – MP says potential huge for CQ agriculture industry
11 June 2014 Pam McKay The Morning Bulletin MICHELLE Landry says the time is right for Central Queensland to push its claim as a leader in agriculture. The Member for Capricornia’s comments […]
Read moreArticle – Economic plan to ready Northern Australia for Asian population explosion and tap growing `middle class’ demand
10 June 2014 Peter Michael Courier Mail NORTH Queensland is pushing to be declared a Special Economic Zone – a tax haven with relaxed migrant work visas, and more dams, ports and […]
Read moreArticle – CSIRO’s dam hunt helps plan for north
10 June 2014 Sid Maher The Australian The CSIRO will conduct a “rapid’’ study of all water catchments across northern Australia to identify potential new dam sites as part of the Coalition’s […]
Read moreArticle – Indigenous pastoralists unite in bid to woo China
6 June 2014 Ginny Stein ABC News In northern Australia, Aboriginal landowners are looking to China to help revive their pastoral industry. Ten of Australia’s largest Aboriginal pastoral stations are joining forces […]
Read moreArticle – Asian workforce plan for Top End farms gets political backing
5 June 2014 Matt Brann ABC Rural The Northern Territory’s new parliamentary secretary for Northern Development has backed calls from Top End growers to expand the Seasonal Worker Program to address labour shortages in […]
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