9 May 2015 Warren Truss Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development The Northern Territory’s booming tourism industry has received a major boost with the completion of the $75 million Darwin International Airport Terminal […]
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Article – Queensland to benefit from plan to develop northern Australia
9 May 2015 Steven Scott and Peter Michael The Courier Mail TROPICAL medical research, water projects and upgrades to airports are all set to be funded as part of the Abbott Government’s […]
Read moreArticle – NT white paper due next month
9 May 2015 Nine News A government white paper on the future of the Northern Territory development will be formally launched next month. Prime Minister Tony Abbott made the announcement in Darwin […]
Read moreArticle – Northern Australia could be opened to foreign airlines
6 May 2015 Andrew Probyn and Nick Butterly The West Australian Foreign airlines could be given clearance to fly passengers between domestic airports in northern Australia under a radical plan being considered […]
Read moreArticle – High fertility bulls key to increasing northern Australia's cattle productivity by 10 per cent: cattle geneticist
6 May 2015 Robin McConchie and Lydia Burton ABC Rural A geneticist says northern cattle producers could increase their productivity by 10 per cent if they selected bulls with high fertility. AUDIO: Geneticist […]
Read moreArticle – West Australian producers set to secure dedicated aisle in Hong Kong supermarket
5 May 2015 Bridget Fitzgerald ABC Rural West Australian food producers are set to secure a dedicated aisle in a major Hong Kong supermarket following a ministerial trade visit. Minister for Agriculture […]
Read moreArticle – Live export, ESCAS, welfare, abattoirs and the future of the northern cattle industry
27 March 2015 Matt Brann and Warwick Long ABC Rural The temporary suspension of the live cattle trade to Indonesia in 2011 is still being felt by many producers across Australia’s north, […]
Read moreArticle – Major insurance players welcome North Queensland taskforce
31 March 2015 Insurance Business Online Leading players in the Australian insurance industry have backed government plans for a $2 million taskforce to consider options to reduce premiums in Far North Queensland. […]
Read moreArticle – Agriculture white paper scrutinised by Cabinet committee, set for completion in 2015
28 March 2015 Andrew Greene ABC News The Abbott Government’s long-awaited agriculture white paper has become the latest target of Cabinet’s powerful razor gang. The Government said it wanted to release the […]
Read moreArticle – Online vision set to reignite NFF
2 April 2015 Colin Bettles North Queensland Register THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) unveiled cutting-edge plans to implement a world-leading online advocacy and policy development platform to federal politicians last week. NFF […]
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