Should the North of Australia be developed, or populated by FIFO and 457 visas?

chops_a_must said:

The problem isn't water. The problem is:

Terrible soils
Inhospitable weather at harvest time
Magpie geese
Other Birds
Market access


And, we don't want you here anyway.

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db94 said:

what market access are you talking about?

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chops_a_must said:

The problem isn't water. The problem is:

Terrible soils
Inhospitable weather at harvest time
Magpie geese
Other Birds
Market access


And, we don't want you here anyway.

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Calliope said:

Welcome back...after a three year sabbatical.

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tinhat said:

I think the north should be developed but I think it is a waste of time and money to develop boring agriculture. Dam the rivers - I'm all for that, but use the water for maximum value added ROI. I'm thinking tourism.

Massive raging water slides for the kids.

Barramundi World where the barra are trained to perform acrobatics in brackish water for a fifteen minute show every hour.

Croc Dundee world where you get to feed and wrestle with the crocs.

Water Buffalo paint ball.

I'm on a roll...

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sptrawler said:

Time to revive an old thread, it sounds as though the academics are waking up to the problems.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-...ave-pilbara-littered-with-ghost-towns/5465836

A sentence from the report stands out.

The paper highlighted the need to attract investment and introduce other industries like steel production and agriculture

Wow, I wonder how much the report cost?

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