20 Mar 2019
A plan for Australia's future population
The Australian Government will tackle the impact of increasing population in congested cities and back smaller cities and regions looking for greater ...
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19 Mar 2019
Construction starts on luxury hotel site
Development of the high-end Darwin Westin Hotel has reached a major milestone with the start of roadworks at the Waterfront site this week.
19 Mar 2019
Creating jobs: confidence in Territory’s mining future
The Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar kicks off in Alice Springs today with the highest amount of registrations since 2013, underpinning increased confidence in the Territory’s resources sector.
07 Mar 2019
Growing northern Australia’s forestry industry
Forestry industry stakeholders are the central plank of a new Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia project to identify the growth potential for northern Australia’s forestry and forestry products industry.
04 Mar 2019
The Territory welcomes new era of friendship, trade and cooperation with Indonesia
The Northern Territory Government has welcomed a signing of the Indonesia Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership (IA-CEPA) between Australia and Indonesia.
28 Feb 2019
Darwin's Truck Central officially opens
A new premier freight hub has started helping Top End trucks stay safe on the roads, following the official opening of Darwin’s new $52 million Truck Central redevelopment in Berrimah.
15 Feb 2019
Northern Australia set to go wild about rice
A new Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia project will lay the foundation for a northern Australian rice sector with the potential to produce more than one million tonnes of specialty rice annually.
22 Jan 2019
Mineral lease granted for new lithium mine
The Northern Territory Government has granted a mineral lease for a new lithium mine that has the capacity to create up to 150 jobs during construction and 90 during operation.
14 Jan 2019
NAIF loan approvals top $1 billion
The Australian Government's Minister for Resources and Northern Australia has welcomed two investment decisions from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility that see its project loan approvals top $1 billion.
08 Jan 2019
International students boost population and create jobs
The Northern Territory Government will accelerate efforts to attract international students as a key part of the Territory’s economic recovery, diversifying the economy and creating local jobs.
02 Jan 2019
Boosting our population: new five years NT migration agreement begins
An additional 36 occupations are now available to overseas nationals in the Northern Territory (NT), after a new bilateral migration agreement took effect yesterday.
21 Dec 2018
Australia world's top gas exporter
Resources and energy exports on track for record $264 billion
20 Dec 2018
Creating local jobs - $91.5 million local jobs package
The Northern Territory Government’s number one priority is to create local jobs to boost our economy.
18 Dec 2018
Inaugural COAG resources meeting agrees on collaboration, investment and jobs
For the first time, a dedicated meeting of resources ministers from around the nation has met to discuss the outlook for the Australian resources sector and how to realise its future potential.
14 Dec 2018
Northern Gas Pipeline construction complete
The Minister for Primary Industry and Resources and the Assistant Minister for Primary Industry and Resources are in Tennant Creek today to attend a ceremony at Jemena’s Phillip Creek Compressor Station to mark the completion of construction of the Northern Gas Pipeline (NGP).
10 Dec 2018
Launch of the centenary year of the Great Air Race
Darwin is set to become the centre of global aviation history again, 100 years after Ross and Keith Smith, Wally Shiers and ...
10 Dec 2018
New five year migration agreement set to help boost NT population
The flow of skilled migrants to the Northern Territory will continue, with the signing of a new five year bilateral agreement to help employers fill skills shortages.
04 Dec 2018
INPEX wins 2018 investment award
Japanese resources company INPEX was awarded the 2018 Trade, Tourism and Investment Minister’s Investment Award.
03 Dec 2018
Supporting the resources industry: AGES registrations open
Registrations are open for the Territory’s premier mineral and petroleum exploration event, AGES (the Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar), which sees around 200 ...
23 Nov 2018
Business information sessions - Welcome to the Territory incentives
The ‘Welcome to the Territory’ incentives will help Territory businesses to attract and retain workers into hard to fill jobs.
16 Nov 2018
Historic $200 million city deal for Darwin
Today, the Northern Territory Government, Australian Government and City of Darwin signed a historic $200 million city deal to turbo-charge the local economy and cement Darwin’s position as a liveable tropical capital city for generations to come.
16 Nov 2018
Landmark LNG project officially opened in Darwin
The official opening of one of the nation’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing facilities signals the beginning of decades of economic benefits for northern Australia.
15 Nov 2018
Harnessing the potential of Northern Territory’s gas industry
The Australian and Northern Territory governments have signed an agreement that will help realise existing offshore gas reserves and the potential of the Beetaloo Sub-Basin as a new world-class gas province.
08 Nov 2018
Creating local jobs: Arafura Resources invest more in the Territory
The Chief Minister said this week's announcement by Arafura Resources to build a Separation Plant for its Nolans Rare Earth Project in ...