Northern Australia is home to around one million Australians and is critical to our nation’s economic future. This is why the Rudd Government will work with business and other levels of government to help the region tap into the rapidly-growing markets of Asia. This is a key part of Labor’s plan to keep Australia’s economy strong by creating new jobs for the future as the decade-long China resources boom is coming to an end.
supportive of economic growth, for example facilitation of more production or government aid for growth