Gina Rinehart has struck a $365 million deal with a Chinese partner to buy a majority stake in the Kidman pastoral empire that will make her Australia's biggest cattle baron.
Mrs Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting and Shanghai CRED Real Estate Stock announced yesterday their flagged deal with S. Kidman & Co, which requires approva... |
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JOHN Butler may be a very talented singer, songwriter and musician. But as an activist, he has a big credibility problem.
You see, while he rails against Kimberley gas hubs and oil exploration in the Great Australian Bight, the truth is Butler owes part of his success to the petroleum industry.
I don't expect him to acknowledge his debt... |
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For any cashed-up businessman interested in the bright future of agriculture, snaring the prized Kidman cattle empire is akin to a small prospector seizing BHP Billiton. It instantly hands over control of nine prime cattle stations strung from Western Australia's east Kimberley across the Northern Territory's grassy Barkly Tableland... |
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Broome Shire President Ron Johnston has welcomed news that the number of cruise ship passengers visiting Broome increased by 74 per cent in the past year, saying it showed that a $50,000 investment by the Shire of Broome was money well spent.
WA Premier Colin Barnett announced at the weekend that Broome was second only to&... |
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Work is set to begin on investigating the feasibility of an iconic cultural interpretive centre in Broome as part of the Chinatown Revitalisation Project.
The $12.6 million Chinatown Revitalisation Project, made possible by $10 million through Royalties for Regions Regional Growth Plan initiative, $2 million from the Shire of Br... |
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