Issue 48

AMMAROO: READY TO HELP FEED THE WORLD

The dynamic company is developing the Ammaroo phosphate project, 220 kilometres southeast of Tennant Creek. Verdant has been granted two mineral leases for one of the largest undeveloped phosphate resources in the world. The leases are a critical step towards bringing a promising mining development closer to production and a milestone in...

Infrastructure

INVESTMENT ROADS ALL LEAD NORTH

The Investment Summit will be held at Darwin Convention Centre from 15-17 July. It is being hosted by the Darwin Major Business Group, which is made up of 19 of the largest companies operating in the Northern Territory, in partnership with the Northern Territory Government. The exclusive, invitation-only event is expected to attract...

Business

TONY AND LIBBY

Tony Smith admits that the best thing that has happened to him is Libby Prell. The couple met at the Uluru Motel in the shadow of the Rock one cold but clear-sky day in July 1980 after Libby arrived with her backpack to work. Libby quickly demonstrated her competence in the bar and housekeeping – she declined an office job because she...

Indigenous Affairs

TAKING THE MESSAGE TO CANBERRA

Aboriginal Peak Organisations NT (APONT) takes practical suggestions from its member organisations to the Territory and Federal governments. The overarching message is always centred on key issues: housing, health, education, economic empowerment, land rights, native title, and the high rate of Indigenous incarceration. “We’re a...

Issue 48

DARWIN GOES DIGITAL

Multiple subsea cables are planned, which support opportunities for data centre growth and the growth of AI. A major data centre has already opened in Darwin and many digital companies now operate out of the city. The prospects for the Territory’s capital as a digital hub will be discussed during the Investment Summit. Chief Minister...

Issue 48

HOCKEY HEADS SPEAKERS’ LIST

Joe Hockey is a widely recognised authority on commerce and politics around the world. The quick-witted former Federal Treasurer sat in the Australian Parliament for nearly 20 years. He held several portfolios, including financial services, health and welfare delivery, employment, workplace relations, small business and tourism. But Mr...

Issue 48

WE’RE BACKING THE TERRITORY

Investments range from gas to gold mining, from data centres to recruitment hubs. Their investment is a demonstration of the confidence that business has in the Territory’s economic future. Tennant Mines has opened the Nobles gold mine near Tennant Creek. Managing director Peter Main says: “One of Australia's last great gold rushes...

Issue 48

DARWIN MAJOR BUSINESS GROUP

Darwin Major Business Group, a coalition of Territory employers helping to shape the economic future of Northern Australia, was founded in 2017. Recognising that larger employers and investors shared common concerns and aspirations, founding members came together to form a focused forum for economic advocacy. Today, the DMBG includes many...

Issue 48

BARKLY BOUNCES BACK

Several of the job-creating projects are planning to go into production in the next two-three years. And Barkly Regional Council, under the leadership of newly appointed chief executive Chris Kelly and Mayor Sid Vashist, has not only begun to turn a corner but is rapidly emerging as a central pillar in the Northern Territory’s economic and...

Issue 48

RED TAPE TARGETED

The annual NT Resources Week, which is supported by the NT Government and organised by event management company Informa, will be held at the Darwin Convention Centre from 3-4 September. As usual, the conference will be a three-headed affair – SEAAOC, Mining the Territory, and Clean Energy and Decarbonisation. Themes of SEAOCC, the major...

Issue 48

AIRPOWER: PROUD TO BE A LOCAL

The company is Territory-based and family-owned – and has been servicing the mining, construction, agriculture and transport industries throughout the NT for more than 50 years. And it’s a third-generation business, which is unusual in a fairly transient community such as the Territory. Airpower, which services the whole of the NT and...

Issue 48

PUBLISHER’S LETTER

The key story in this issue is the upcoming Investment Summit, which will bring hundreds of potential investors and key decision-makers to Darwin. The summit replaces Facing North, which entailed Territory business leaders and politicians going to Canberra rather than would-be investors coming here. Let's be honest, the Territory has many...