Article – Aquila Resources takeover bid 'boosts prospects of new Pilbara port': analyst

6 May 2014 ABC News A $1.4 billion takeover bid for Aquila Resources has boosted the prospects of a new port in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, an analyst has said. It was […]

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Article – 'Food bowl' investment ignored

5 May 2014 Jared Lynch & Tim Binsted North Queensland Register John Foss knew he was on to something big when sales of his chia-based foods began taking off in the US. […]

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Article – Nationals MP calls for 'mature' foreign investment debate

15 April 2014 Anna Vidot ABC Rural As debate over foreign investment in Australian agricultural land and businesses heats up once again, one Nationals MP is calling for a ‘mature discussion’ about […]

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Article – PM wants nation to welcome Chinese

12 April 2014 Simon Benson The Daily Telegraph Tony Abbott has warned against the fuelling of xenophobia as he signalled a deal to allow greater investment by state-owned Chinese companies in Australia […]

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Article – KAFTA deal sealed

8 April 2014 Katie McRobert Queensland Country Life THE Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA) was formally signed in Seoul on Tuesday afternoon by Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb and his South […]

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Article – Foreign investment built Australia: Robb

29 March 2014 Andrew Robb The Land This is an edited version of Minister for Trade and Investment ANDREW ROBB’s speech to the Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference in Hong Kong on […]

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Article – PM again dangles tax carrot for push to develop northern Australia as a 'food bowl'

28 February 2014 ABC News Prime Minister Tony Abbott says tax concessions will be considered as part of the Federal Government White Paper on northern Australia. Mr Abbott is in Darwin and […]

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Article – Northern Australia development on agenda

28 February 2014 Nine News Plans for the development of northern Australia are advancing as the federal government seeks to take advantage of Asia’s economic boom. The premiers of Queensland and Western […]

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Article – New model for Australian agriculture

13 February 2013 Jim Turnour Queensland Country Life WHEN most Australians think about farmers, one image still springs to mind: a family in Akubras and Blundstones, battling the elements with a Blue […]

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Article – Hope for China deal to boost Pilbara foreign investment

13 February 2014 ABC News The Australia China Business Council, local shires and business lobbies in the Pilbara have joined forces in an effort to attract more foreign investment to the region. […]

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