3 March 2014 Julie-Anne Sprague Farm Weekly Wellard managing director Mauro Balzarini said there was potential to develop the north but the government’s focus should be on unlocking the region’s water potential […]
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Article – Northern plan gains political momentum
1 March 2014 John Kerin Australian Financial Review The Northern Territory’s Chief Minister, Adam Giles, has claimed infrastructure in the territory is 150 years behind the rest of Australia and it needs […]
Read moreArticle – 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 […]
Read moreArticle – Coalition pushing hard to lift the Top End
1 March 2014 Amos Aikman The Australian KEY themes of a Coalition green paper on developing Australia’s north will include infrastructure investment, land-tenure reform, improving water management, and boosting trade, innovation, research […]
Read moreArticle – Northern Australia White Paper Underway
28 February 2014 Office of the Prime Minister The Premiers of Queensland and Western Australia and the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory have agreed to join a new Strategic Partnership to […]
Read moreArticle – NT eyes investors for Darwin port
24 February 2014 Angela MacDonald-Smith Stock & Land Over the weekend, the NT government appointed investment bank Flagstaff Partners to devise a strategy for introducing private investment into the port, although Mr […]
Read moreArticle – Foreign labour call
24 February 2014 Renee Viellaris Townsville Bulletin TAX breaks should be ruled out for Northern Australia and businesses should be able to hire more foreign workers, says lobby group the Chamber of […]
Read moreThe “Long Boom” Begins: Northern Development in 1950’s Australia
21 February 2014 Kerriann Lock The 1949 election of Robert Menzies as Prime Minister ushered in the “long boom” – over two decades of development, economic growth, low unemployment rates, and rising […]
Read moreArticle – Former Treasury secretary Ken Henry warns of infrastructure shortfall
10 February 2014 Annabel Hepworth The Australian In an interview with The Australian in his capacity at the University of Wollongong as chairman of the SMART infrastructure group, Dr Henry said that […]
Read moreArticle – Talks start on white paper policies
5 February 2014 The North West Star THE head of the Northern Australia Taskforce in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet David Williamson met with the Mount Isa Chamber of Commerce […]
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