8 September 2014 Cameron Wilson Bush Telegraph In the very first sentence of the report Pivot North, Inquiry into the Development of Northern Australia, the chairman, Warren Entsch admits the inquiry has been […]
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Price pushes for WA’s North West in northern inquiry
5 September 2014 Melissa Price MP The Australian Parliament’s Northern Australia Committee, of which Melissa Price, Member for Durack is a member, has tabled its final report on the development of Northern […]
Read moreArticle – NT on path to pulling own weight: Giles
4 September 2014 Danny Rose The West Australian Northern Territory Chief Minister Adam Giles looks north for a population top-up and south for a business influx, and says his reliant state is […]
Read moreArticle – Northern Territory will be farmed but not everyone wants to dam it
6 September 2014 Sue Neales The Australian THE clear warm water is gushing and gurgling across the dry plains of Tipperary Station as the new bore churns and drills into the limestone […]
Read moreArticle – Northern development report recommends sweeping changes to FIFO mine worker practice and road infrastructure in Western Australia
8 September 2014 Tyne McConnon ABC Rural Western Australia has featured heavily in a parliamentary report recommending ways to develop Northern Australia. The main recommendations were for improved infrastructure and the making […]
Read moreArticle – Calls for changes to zonal tax offset as part of revamp to give northern Australia a boost
4 September 2014 Steven Scott The Courier Mail RESIDENTS of Queensland cities such as Townsville, Cairns and Mackay could lose old tax perks while others in more remote towns gain rebates as part of a […]
Read moreArticle – Canberra willing to back missing gas pipeline link
26 August 2014 James Massola, Angela Macdonald-Smith and Brian Robins Brisbane Times Ian Macfarlane outlines ambitious plan for national gas network The federal government may help underwrite the investment risk of a […]
Read moreArticle – Bad broadband getting in the way of regional business growth
26 August 2014 Kimmaree Thompson The Northern Star WHILE only 32% of Australians call regional Australia home; 67% of Australia’s exports come from the regions. Regional Development Northern Rivers has just launched […]
Read moreArticle – Prominent cattleman Sir Graham McCamley backs proposed dam on the Fitzroy as an ideal start to the development of Northern Australia
21 August 2014 Kathleen Calderwood and Marlina Whop ABC Rural Water security is a key issue for anyone in agriculture and one of the biggest hurdles to promoting development in northern Australia. […]
Read moreArticle – Capricorn Coast chases $80m for northern tourist link
20 August 2014 Pam McKay The Morning Bulletin MAYOR Bill Ludwig says it is the “ideal time” for the Livingstone Shire Council to push its plans for a northern tourist link. The […]
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