Following a referral received from the Prime Minister, The Hon Tony Abbott MP, the Joint Select Committee on Northern Australia will inquire into and report on Oppurtunities for Expanding the Aquaculture Industry in Northern Australia. The […]
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Article – Kimberley pastoralists' profits soar as export market grows
16 March 2015 Stephanie Dalzell ABC News Pastoralists in the Kimberley are experiencing a dramatic change in fortune, as demand and prices for livestock skyrocket. The latest report from the Australian Bureau […]
Read moreArticle – 'Dragon' market firing up our farms
24 March 2015 Andrew Marshall Queensland Country Life AGRICULTURAL exports to China now directly sustain about 18,000 agribusiness jobs in Australia as the Asian dragon economy grows even more integral to our […]
Read moreArticle – Prawn farmers hopeful northern aquaculture inquiry will drive industry expansion
20 March 2015 Carmen Brown ABC Rural Commercial prawn farmers are hopeful a parliamentary inquiry into northern aquaculture will help drive investment and expansion across the industry. The inquiry was announced by […]
Read moreFishing for Answers: Opportunities for Expanding the Aquaculture Industry in Northern Australia
19 March 2015 Warren Entsch The Australian Parliament’s Northern Australia Committee has commenced an inquiry into opportunities for expanding the aquaculture industry in Northern Australia—parts of Western Australia, the Northern Territory and […]
Read moreArticle – Unlocking the North
14 March 2015 Matt Sherrington North Queensland Register UNLOCKING the potential of the North is the key idea for the highly anticipated Northern Territory Cattlemen’s Association (NTCA) 31st Annual General Meeting, Conference […]
Read moreArticle – Does Australia's farm sector need foreign investment?
1 March 2015 Liz Wells BBC News Foreign investment in Australia is rarely far from the headlines with claims offshore buyers are inflating house prices and controlling too much of the country’s […]
Read moreArticle – Family farms underpin economy: Joyce
3 March 2015 Colin Bettles Farm Weekly FEDERAL Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce has endorsed Australian agriculture as a critical moral and economic activity that underpins the national interest. During a passionate plea […]
Read moreArticle – Chinese undeterred by new investment rules
4 March 2015 Tim Binsted The Australian Financial Review Geoff Raby, Australia’s former ambassador to Beijing, says Chinese interest in Australian farms and processing assets is surging, despite the Abbott government’s crackdown […]
Read moreArticle – PM Opens AA Co's Trail-blazing Darwin Beef Plant
20 February 2015 Jon Condon Beef Central PM Tony Abbott has officially opened the Australian Agricultural Company’s new northern beef processing facility south of Darwin. Read the full article here. Courtesy of […]
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