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Northern Australia Advisory Group

The Northern Australia Advisory Group advises the government on developing northern Australia.
Established in March 2020, the group:
- provides expert advice to the Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia
- assists the Minister to drive the next phase of northern development under the Our North Our Future: White Paper on Developing Northern Australia
Members
- Chair, Ms Glenys Schuntner, CEO, Regional Development Australia Townsville and North Queensland
- The Hon Ian Macfarlane, CEO, Queensland Resources Council
- The Hon Tom Stephens, former Western Australian Government minister
- Professor Nick Klomp, Vice-Chancellor and President, Central Queensland University
- Professor Allan Dale, Tropical Regional Development, James Cook University, Queensland
- Ms Helen Martin, Managing Director and co-founder, Banubanu eco-retreat, Northern Territory
- Ms Angela Tomazos, Managing Partner, Regional and Agribusiness in the Northern Territory, National Australia Bank
- Ms Annabelle Coppin, owner and manager, Yarrie Station, Western Australia
Read more
- Read about the northern Australia agenda and the Office of Northern Australia
- The Northern Australia Indigenous Reference Group advises the government on Indigenous economic advancement
Contact us
- Email northernaustralia@industry.gov.au
- Phone 08 8923 4403
- Mail GPO Box 2013, Canberra, ACT, 2601

Last updated: 8 December 2020
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