• Massive boost to Australia’s LNG industry The Minister for Resources and Energy Gary Gray today welcomed the signing of a binding liquefied natural gas (LNG) agreement that secures almost $2 billion of investment in Australian resources. BG Group, one of the world’s largest LNG companies, and the China National Offshore
    Date: 06/05/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2425030 - Source: MINISTER FOR RESOURCES AN... - Author: FERGUSON, Martin, MP

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    Date: 01/04/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2398345 - Source: MINISTER FOR RESOURCES AN... - Author: FERGUSON, Martin, MP

  • 22 March 2013 Electricity price relief in sight Electricity price pressures are expected to ease according to a new report released today by the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC). The Minister for Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson AM MP, welcomed the AEMC’s analysis, highlighting the good news for consumers struggling
    Date: 22/03/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2316605 - Source: MINISTER FOR RESOURCES - Author: FERGUSON, Martin, MP

  • 22 March 2013 HIGHER QUALITY OF EXPERIENCES FOR CHINESE VISITORS The Australian Government is encouraging the Australian tourism industry to lift tour guide quality to support the increasing number of Chinese visitors to Australia. Applications are now open for the T-QUAL Strategic Tourism Investment Grant - Servicing Chinese Visitors Project.
    Date: 22/03/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2316606 - Source: MINISTER FOR RESOURCES - Author: FERGUSON, Martin, MP

  • THE HON MARTIN FERGUSON AM MP Minister for Resources and Energy Minister for Tourism TRANSCRIPT PRESS CONFERENCE 22 MARCH 2013 E & OE Good afternoon and thank you for being here. I have this afternoon advised the Prime Minister that I intend on standing down from the Ministry this afternoon.
    Date: 22/03/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2324419 - Source: MINISTER FOR RESOURCES AN... - Author: FERGUSON, Martin, MP

  • 21 March 2013 MORE OVERNIGHT TRAVEL FOR AUSTRALIANS Australians are taking more domestic overnight holidays according to figures from the latest National Visitor Survey released by Tourism Research Australia today. “Good growth in domestic tourism in 2012 is positive news for the tourism industry and it is heartening to see
    Date: 21/03/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2314301 - Source: MINISTER FOR TOURISM - Author: FERGUSON, Martin, MP

  • 20 March 2013 Australian Government: Committed to the Future of Gove The Minister for Resources and Energy, the Hon Martin Ferguson AM MP confirmed today that the Commonwealth Government will continue working with Rio Tinto and the Northern Territory Government, with a view to ensuring the long term viability of
    Date: 20/03/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2311981 - Source: MINISTER FOR RESOURCES AN... - Author: FERGUSON, Martin, MP

  • 20 March 2013 FUNDING CHARGES RENEWABLE ENERGY STORAGE SOLUTIONS Cost-effective battery storage for residential and commercial renewable energy systems is a step closer following an Australian Government investment of $480,000 to test a world-leading battery technology. The Minister for Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson AM MP, today announced Project funding
    Date: 20/03/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2314251 - Source: MINISTER FOR RESOURCES AN... - Author: FERGUSON, Martin, MP

  • Minster for Tourism Martin Ferguson $141 Million of Investment in Regional Tourism 15 March 2013 The successful applicants of the first round of the Tourism Industry Regional Development Fund (TIRF) Grants Program were announced today at the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra. The Minster for Tourism, Martin Ferguson AM
    Date: 15/03/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2307591 - Source: MINISTER FOR TOURISM - Author: FERGUSON, Martin, MP

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    Date: 15/03/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2307596 - Source: MINISTER FOR TOURISM - Author: FERGUSON, Martin, MP

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    Date: 12/03/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2292572 - Source: MINISTER FOR RESOURCES AN... - Author: FERGUSON, Martin, MP

  • 7 March 2013 STRONG ASIAN ARRIVALS DESPITE CHINESE NEW YEAR DIP Australia’s overseas arrivals have recorded a 4.1 per cent increase in the last 12 months. The first Overseas Arrivals and Departures figures for 2013, released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, showed growth of inbound arrivals from many
    Date: 07/03/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2280012 - Source: MINISTER FOR TOURISM - Author: FERGUSON, Martin, MP

  • 6 March 2013 Record international visitor arrivals According to the latest International Visitor Survey, 2012 was a record year for international visitors to Australia. In 2012, international arrivals increased by five per cent to 5,691,791; nights stayed increased six per cent to 206,275,542 and amount spent in Australia increased four
    Date: 06/03/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2277641 - Source: MINISTER FOR TOURISM - Author: FERGUSON, Martin, MP

  • 5 March 2013 EMBARGOED UNTIL 2.00PM EST Young travellers to earn and experience Australian tourism A new online jobs board, aimed at filling the 36,000 job vacancies which exist within the Australian tourism industry was unveiled today in Cairns. The new online portal - a new partnership between Tourism Australia
    Date: 05/03/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2277613 - Source: MINISTER FOR TOURISM - Author: FERGUSON, Martin, MP

  • 5 March 2013 Green light for Great Keppel Island tourism development In a significant boost for investment in Australian tourism, the Federal Government has given the green light to Queensland’s Great Keppel Island’s redevelopment project that will see it feature the first ‘Green Globe certified’ tourist resort in the Great
    Date: 05/03/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2277630 - Source: MINISTER FOR TOURISM - Author: FERGUSON, Martin, MP