18 June 2015 Steven Scott Courier Mail QUEENSLAND will benefit from a $200 million fund for dams and $600 million for road upgrades as part of Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s plan to […]
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Article – Tony Abbott’s northern Australia plan to evaluate new dam network
17 June 2015Steven ScottCourier Mail RIVER systems across northern Australia will be tested to see if they can sustain a network of new dams under a $1.7 billion development plan to be […]
Read moreArticle – RDA support for diversification funding allocations, but competition from north for remaining cash
26 May 2015ABC News Regional Development Australia (RDA) Riverina has supported the criteria for the allocation of millions of dollars in grants to projects in the Murray Darling Basin to boost economic […]
Read moreIrrigation and water development the answer for Northern Australia
28 May 2015Bob Katter KAP Federal Leader and Member for Kennedy Bob Katter used Question Time today to ask a Question Without Notice of the Federal Agriculture Minister on the need for […]
Read moreArticle – WA Premier opens FMG’s new gas pipelines
29 May 2015Vicky ValidakisAustralian Mining FMG has celebrated the formal completion and commissioning of a 270 kilometre pipeline which supplies gas to its Solomon Hub mining operations. The Fortescue River Gas Pipeline […]
Read moreArticle – $100m to ease cattle transport under Northern Australia Beef Roads Fund
8 May 2015Rosie LewisThe Australian Tony Abbott has announced the government’s first measure from the long-awaited Northern Australia White Paper, injecting $100 million into the region’s roads used to transport cattle. Unveiling the […]
Read moreArticle – Tony Abbott’s $1.7b injection for agriculture and northern Australia
8 May 2015Steven ScottCourier Mail STATES, councils and the private sector will be asked to chip in extra funds to help the Commonwealth’s $100 million fund for “beef” roads in Northern Australia […]
Read moreArticle – Top End's $1.7b road, water boost
16 June 2015Laura Tingle and Phillip CooreyStockjournal THE federal government believes it can make a big difference to the economic development of northern Australia by spending a relatively little amount of money […]
Read moreArticle – Tony Abbott to reveal plan for northern Australia
15 June 2015Australian Financial Review The federal government believes it can make a big difference to the economic development of northern Australia by spending a relatively little amount of money on small road and […]
Read moreArticle – Bypass a boon for North West
14 June 2015North West Star INDUSTRY productivity and road safety in the North West received a major boost, with Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey today opening Andrew Daniels Drive, Cloncurry’s heavy vehicle bypass […]
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