Business

TIME TO TALK BUSINESS

The first forum, a panel discussion led by Shaun Drabsch, chief executive of the Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade, will be Facing North for A Cleaner Energy Future.  It will explore how the Territory is building on its natural strengths in mineral resources and mining to build new capability and opportunities further along the...

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INNOVATION, CREATIVITY AND VISION

Thinking creatively and exploiting natural advantages are helping diversify the economy and open the way for the Top End to become a world-class hub of renewable energy and green manufacturing.  What was once considered the Territory’s greatest disadvantage – geography – is now seen as one of its greatest assets as the burgeoning...

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ACHIEVING THE RIGHT BALANCE

As the world's population continues to grow, the demand for energy also increases.  However, the need for energy and the effects of its production on the environment cannot be ignored. In recent years, more attention has been given to environmental protection and the need to secure energy sources.  The misconception that caring...

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REALISING THE TERRITORY’S GROWTH POTENTIAL

The multi-billion-dollar Middle Arm Sustainable Development Precinct on the outskirts of Darwin will be a blueprint for the future of Australian master-planned industrial hubs.  The Territory Government is determined to create thousands of well-paid jobs and diversify the economy while protecting the Top End’s cultural heritage and...

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THE FACTS OF FRACKING – WEALTH, JOBS, SECURITY

It will unlock the world’s largest untapped gas reserves.  The knock-on effects will be enormous – the creation of more than 6000 jobs, royalties handsome enough to pay down the Territory’s crippling $9.5 billion debt, security of domestic gas supplies and a boost for Australia’s $90 billion LNG export industry.  Of...

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STARS ALIGN FOR JERVOIS

Surging demand for copper – driven by the clean energy transition, together with supply constraints – has analysts forecasting a chronic shortfall in copper over the next decade.  That’s good news for the Northern Territory’s Jervois project, 380 kilometres north-east of Alice Springs.  “We’re making significant...

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WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH REVOLUTIONISES MAPPING

The technology, developed by Dr Rohan Fisher, uses environmental modelling, cultural mapping and simulations of landscape processes projected onto 3D-printed terrains for use in a wide variety of knowledge exchange contexts.  These Projection Augmented Landscape Models (PALMs) bring science and local knowledge together in a way that...

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AROWS SPEARHEADS ECONOMIC GROWTH

The Territory Government is pumping an additional $3.95 million over the next three years to progress the Adelaide River Off-stream Water Storage project, otherwise known as AROWS, bringing the total investment for the project to $21 million since inception. The Territory Government and the Power and Water Corporation engaged...

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RENEWABLES SCORE BUDGET HAT-TRICK

The Budget will see investments in three major initiatives. Work on the business case for the Darwin-Katherine Renewable Energy Hub has been boosted by $1 million in the Budget for this financial year. The funding will allow work on the master planning and concept development of the major electricity transmission infrastructure project to...

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NT RESOURCES WEEK – GAS, MINING AND DECARBONISATION

It includes the South East Asia Australia Offshore & Onshore conference, the Mining the Territory Conference, and the Environmental Management & Decarbonisation Forum. NT Resources Week will be held at the Darwin Convention Centre on 13-14 September. The triple-header – Northern Australia’s largest resources and construction...

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INPEX’S RECONCILIATION JOURNEY

Joined by special guests, dignitaries and employees, the launch events held in Darwin and Perth provided an opportunity for the broader INPEX teams and stakeholders to reflect on the reconciliation journey to date. INPEX President Director Australia Tetsu Murayama takes great pride in reflecting on the business achievements to date, while...

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SANTOS SHOWS FAITH IN THE NT

Rusca Environmental Solutions will carry out waste management services for the extension of the Darwin liquefied natural gas plant at Wickham Point. Santos sees the contact as an important step forward in its commitment to support and increase opportunities for Indigenous businesses and create economic development in Aboriginal...