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New poll: 63% think North Australia needs population increase
In a landmark Newspoll conducted exclusively for the Institute of Public Affairs, 63% of Australians have said that increasing the population of North Australia would be a good thing for the area. Only 15% have said that a higher population would...
Landmark poll on population growth in North Australia
Briefing Document The Newspoll conducted exclusively for the Institute of Public Affairs shows that a majority of Australians believe increasing the population of Northern Australia would be a good thing for the region. 63% of Australians have...
BHP chairman confirms ANDEV warning on Australian mining
BHP Billiton Chairman Jac Nasser has confirmed what Australians for Northern Development and Economic Vision has been saying for over eighteen months, according to John Shipp, Director of the ANDEV/IPA North Australia Project. At an Australian...
Call for native vegetation law suspension in North Australia
The Queensland government's decision to suspend investigations and prosecution under the Vegetation Management Act should be repeated around the country, according to John Shipp, Director of the ANDEV/IPA North Australia Project. Last month,...
Call for native vegetation law suspension in North Australia
The Queensland government's decision to suspend investigations and prosecution under the Vegetation Management Act should be repeated around the country, according to John Shipp, Director of the ANDEV/IPA North Australia Project. Last month,...
Think tank welcomes gas exploration expansion
The ANDEV/IPA North Australia Project has welcomed today's expansion of the petroleum exploration zone. Federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson today announced that the zone will be expanded off four states and the Northern Territory. New...
$5.4 Billion Defence cuts put Australia's North at risk
The defence cuts outlined in last night's federal Budget put at serious risk Australia's northern economic and strategic interests, according to John Shipp, Director of the IPA/ANDEV North Australia Project. "Everyone agrees we now need more...
Rising costs putting resources projects at risk
Rio Tinto CEO Tom Albanese's claim that capital costs in the coal mining sector have risen 50 per cent over the past four years rings serious alarm bells for the Australian economy. Jobs and investment will move overseas if the government doesn't...
Share market meltdown hit to resources sector
A new report this week from Ernst & Young reveals the threat to the resources sector from higher taxes in the wake of this week's share market collapse. Responding to the report Hugh Tobin, Director of the North Australia Project at the...
New poll: Australians want Special Economic Zone in North
In a landmark Galaxy poll conducted exclusively for the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA), Australia's leading free market think tank, 60% of Australians have said that they are in favour of the establishment of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to...
