4 November 2014 The North West Star BUSINESS and community leaders in the Kennedy electorate are being urged to put forward expressions of interest to join Regional Development Australia committees. Northern-based Senator […]
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Article – Licence granted to extract 54,000 megalitres of water from a Northern Territory aquifer over 27 years
5 November 2014 Nathan Coates ABC Rural A horticultural operation has obtained a 17 year extension to a ten year licence that will see 54,000 megalitres of water extracted from the Ti […]
Read moreArticle – Northern farmers urged to start small if they want to develop strong industries
5 November 2014 Lucy Barbour ABC Rural Farmers in northern Australia are being urged to avoid expanding new industries and businesses too quickly, in order to better develop the region. The 2014 […]
Read moreArticle – LNG exports to hit 80m tonnes ‘by end of decade’
10 November 2014 Cindy Ngo The Australian Financial Review With many countries in Asia moving to a cleaner energy future, Australia’s much talked about liquefied natural gas boom is set to take […]
Read moreAudio – Hopes Northern abattoir can boost food exports from the Top End
7 November 2014 Sara Everingham ABC News It’s four years since Australia’s largest agricultural company began chewing on the idea of setting up an abattoir in the Top End and now the […]
Read moreArticle – China deal on cattle exports
7 November 2014 The Australian ONE million beef cattle valued at more than $1 billion are set to be shipped to China each year under a ground-breaking deal between the Australian and […]
Read moreArticle – Truss issues infrastructure orders
6 November 2014 SBS News Transport Minister Warren Truss has asked Infrastructure Australia to review major projects and list what should be given priority. The independent agency will provide two infrastructure audits, […]
Read moreArticle – Study Identifies Major Opportunities for Irrigated Agriculture in North
5 November 2014 Beef Central Major opportunities for expanding northern Australia’s irrigated agricultural industries—across Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland—have been identified in a new joint study by CSIRO and the […]
Read moreArticle – Step up northern expansion
6 November 2014 Brad Thompson The West Australian The State Government is challenging Canberra to stop talking about developing northern Australia and start acting by releasing 10,000ha of land near Derby for […]
Read moreArticle – Landmark agricultural conference on developing northern Australia underway in Darwin
4 November 2014 ABC Rural The inaugural Northern Australia Food Futures conference is underway in Darwin. Hundreds of farmers, land developers, scientists, researchers, public servants and business heads have converged on the […]
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