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Townsville told of Defence White Paper push for stronger northern military ...

A Department of Defence official has told a conference in Townsville, the 2015 Defence White Paper will recommend a stronger military presence in the north. More than 100 delegates from governments and organisations in Western Australia, the Northern ... >> view original

Developing Northern Australia Forum in Townsville - ABC Queensland ...

Developing Northern Australia Forum in Townsville. 23 July 2015 , 12:59 PM by Paula Tapiolas. A lot of energy has been invested in talking about northern Australia's potential. But what is feasible when it comes to developing the vast, isolated and ... >> view original

Port of Townsville announces investment to double capacity - My Sunshine Coast

The Port of Townsville is investing $55 million to upgrade Berth 4 and double its capacity. Ports Minister Mark Bailey said the investment would enable another two million tonnes of product to go through the port every year. “Townsville is northern ... >> view original

Confidence gains widen: NAB

National Australia Bank's quarterly business survey reveals confidence is now positive for all industries outside of the mining sector. In an indication that "positive momentum is broadening across sectors", the business confidence index rose four ... >> view original

NBN wins Optus deal approval

The competition regulator has granted preliminary approval to NBN's $800 million deal to buy and upgrade Optus's cable network, which will be used to deliver high-speed broadband to millions of Australians. The Australian Competition and Consumer ... >> view original

Bullish Macquarie Group forecasts higher earnings for 2016

Macquarie Group is well on its way to returning to record profits after adopting a more bullish tone in its guidance for 2016, saying it expects profit to be up on the previous year. In May, Macquarie said its 2016 full-year result would be "slightly ... >> view original

Fruit and vegetable giant Costa announces $2.25 share price ahead of ASX float

Costa Group Holdings Limited announces its final listing share price at $2.25 per share, with the bell to ring on the first day of trading in the company on Friday 24 July 2015. The company will have the ASX code of CGC. The enterprise is valued at ... >> view original

Sydney house price median cracks a million dollars, leaves other capitals behind

Sydney's median house price has topped $1 million for the first time, according to figures from real estate advertising group Domain. The quarterly report from Domain shows that the price of a middle-of-the-road Sydney house surged 22.9 per cent over ... >> view original

ANZ lifts rates for investor loans

ANZ has moved again to restrict growth in lending to housing speculators, pushing up interest rates for loans to investors in a bid to cool industry growth that has concerned the central bank and industry regulator. The bank (ANZ) said that from August ... >> view original

Fortescue pledges to keep iron ore output flat

Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group has become the first of the world's big four iron ore miners to pledge no further production growth in the year ahead. Fortescue (FMG) today announced it had narrowly eclipsed its 2015 production target of 165 ... >> view original