Equatorial Launch Australia Infrastructure

BLAST OFF FOR OUR SPACE INDUSTRY

The Northern Territory is audaciously winning a share of one of the world’s most exciting industries – launching rockets into space.  Cynics scoffed when Equatorial Launch Australia, Gumatj Aboriginal Corporation and the Territory Government announced in 2017 that negotiations were underway to build a space base in Arnhem...

JL PROPERTY NT Business

JIMMY HITS RIGHT NOTE IN WORK-LIFE BALANCE

Many business people don’t make the time to nurture interests outside of work.  They are too busy building their companies.  Not Jimmy Lay.  He has worked ferociously hard all his life to provide for his family – but has found time for outside interests.  Jimmy, who is one of the best-known and most...

ICN Business

MATCHMAKING MADE EASY

The agency that acts as “matchmaker” between Northern Territory business and lucrative contracts on major and medium-sized projects is working smarter and faster – statistic by statistic.  Industry Capability Network NT is using in-depth data analysis to not only evaluate its own performance but to make effective use of a vast bank...

Chamber of Commerce Innovation

NT EXPORT AWARDS A SOURCE OF PRIDE

The Northern Territory’s most unusual business was delighted to be named NT Exporter of the Year in 2021. Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage, which “parks” unused planes, including huge passenger jets, at Alice Springs Airport, triumphed at the Chief Minister’s NT Export Awards. Managing director Tom Vincent says the win was “fantastic...

INPEX Business

ASHLEY TAKES INPEX PATHWAY TO SUCCESS

Ashley Stephensen worked as a lab technician for more than a decade in the mining industry before securing a laboratory analyst position with INPEX in July 2021 as part of the Solid Pathways Program.  Ashley is born and bred in Darwin and his family are Woolwonga people from the Frances Creek area near Pine Creek.  He started his...

Screen Territory Indigenous Affairs

NT SCREEN INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO BOOM

Screen business is thriving in the Northern Territory with record results driven by a raft of new initiatives.  The Territorian screen industry is experiencing record levels of production with a wide range of projects reaching a huge international viewership. The introduction of a new program to attract large-scale international...

DITT Business

BOOST FOR EXPORTERS

Northern Territory businesses punch well above their weight in the highly-competitive export trade.  And a new grant program aims to help keep it that way.  The Northern Territory Government released the Global Trade Scheme program to help Territory businesses establish or expand their exporting capabilities.  The program...

Darwin Convention Centre Business

FUTURE BRIGHT FOR CONVENTION CENTRE

Darwin Convention Centre is bouncing back from the covid pandemic with more energy than ever.  A national medical conference was held at the oyster shell-shaped centre in May and the first international conference in two years is scheduled for September.  At least four more international events will be held next...

DITT Issue 36

PUTTING THE CASE FOR INVESTMENT AND TRADE

The Northern Territory has a great story to tell – and we’re telling that story more effectively than ever. A new International Engagement Strategy has been developed by the Territory Government to support the NT’s aim to become a $40 billion economy by 2030 by: increasing foreign direct investment increasing the value and...

GTNT Business

SPARKY SHINING LIGHT AT GTNT GROUP AWARDS

Apprentice electrician Mary Coulter is ecstatic about winning one of the Northern Territory’s most prestigious awards.  She was named Apprentice of the Year at the GTNT Group awards ceremony at Darwin’s Mindil Beach Casino Resort.  Mary, who is an electrical maintenance technician at the South32 manganese mine on Groote...

Darwin Innovation Hub Issue 36

BREAKING DOWN DEFENCE BARRIERS

BREAKING DOWN DEFENCE BARRIERS  Defence procurement is a challenging landscape and can be quite overwhelming to industry.  These challenges add further barriers to entry for business owners, innovators and entrepreneurs looking to break into the market.  With the growing appetite both within the Department of Defence...

Wren Christou Business

WREN CHRISTOU: THEIR SUCCESS IS OUR SUCCESS

Northern Territory accountants Amanda Wren and Demetrios Christou know that there’s one thing business people dislike above all others: surprises. Particularly if the “surprise” is a bigger-than-expected tax bill. So Darwin-based accounting firm Wren Christou ensures clients know in good time what to expect in tax and how they are...