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INPEX pipe stretching across north Australia's coastline almost gas-ready

A newly-constructed pipeline stretching 890 kilometres across the north Australian coastline will soon be gas-ready. Workers on INPEX's Ichthys LNG project near Darwin, finalised welding of the onshore section of the pipeline this week, which took more than four years to complete. Gas will be transported from the Browse Basin, north ...

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Cane Toad Sausages on menu in Kimberley

Scientists in Western Australia are hoping 'cane toad sausages' fed to native animals will be so repulsive that endangered species will avoid the lethal amphibians. The program is being launched in the state's northern Kimberley region and members of the Kununurra community are being asked to collect cane toads for their meat. ...

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Agribusinesses generate more than $28M for Indigenous Land Corporation

The Indigenous Land Corporation's agribusiness subsidiary generated more than $28 million in revenue last financial year, thanks largely to its cattle operations in northern Australia. The ILC's National Indigenous Pastoral Enterprises (NIPE) runs a portfolio of 14 agribusinesses stretching from the Kimberley in Western Australia to ...

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What policy reform would you like to see happen with the new state government?

Trading Hours, Payroll Tax and Infrastructure are the three priorities of advocacy established by the CCIWA. They'd like to see a state infrastructure (20 year plan) strategy developed, an engaging public private partnership, an unsolicited bids framework, and the abolishment of the Future Fund (we'll explain later). In a meet...

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Broome police: Target Harden your business and don't become a victim of property crime this Summer

December 2015 to January 2016, 41 Commercial Premises were impacted by property crime in Broome. 17 burglary offences and 24 stealing offences. In a meeting with Superintendent of Kimberley District Office of Police at the airport just prior to my departing for Perth, we discussed the issues of seasonal property crime over the holiday sea...

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457 visa program axed by Malcolm Turnbull

Mr Turnbull said the government would no longer allow 457 visas "to be passports to jobs that could and should go to Australians''. He said it was, however, important that businesses still get access to the skills they need to grow and invest. "So the 457 visa will be replaced by a new temporary visa specifically designed ...

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