Media releases

Investment refocus to benefit Northern Australia The Albanese Government is updating the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility’s (NAIF) investment mandate to better align national priorities to projects that deliver economic, social and community outcomes for northern communities.

New Fitzroy River Bridge opens six months ahead of schedule The New Fitzroy River Bridge in Western Australia’s Kimberley region has officially opened to traffic, more than six months ahead of schedule.

CDU's City Campus stays cool under Darwin heat The façade of Charles Darwin University’s new city campus is complete ahead of the wet season, capping off the building’s main protection against Darwin’s tropical heat and humidity.

Boosting Northern Territory businesses with skilled workers delivery The Albanese Government is working to address acute skills shortages in the Northern Territory, today announcing an extension to the existing migration agreement with the NT Government, benefitting over 280 employers across the territory.

Bringing highly skilled aviation jobs back to Rocky Airport Alliance Airlines’ new $60 million aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility officially opened today at Rockhampton Airport, allowing about 100 highly skilled aviation jobs to come back home to Australia, as well as supporting 16 ne

NAIF loan to expand health services in Townsville The Australian Government’s Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) will provide $25 million to improve health facilities at Mater Private Hospital in Townsville.

Albanese Government details commitment for Northern Australia The Albanese Government has underlined the strength of its commitment to communities in northern Australia, giving details of billions of dollars of support for projects in the north.

Defence, First Nations aspirations and economic growth in focus at Northern Australia Ministerial Forum The Northern Australia Ministerial Forum has met in Cairns to discuss initiatives to support communities in the north, including improvements to the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility and working with defence industry to maximise investmen

NT forum urges Canberra to face north Northern Territory business and government leaders have come together in Canberra to showcase their industries and talents and to urge the federal government and Australia to face north.

New appointment to the NAIF board The Australian Government has appointed Ms Vanessa Elliott to the board of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) until 30 June 2026.

Recovery grants for disaster-impacted WA farmers and small businesses The two new grant programs have been made available to cover the costs of eligible clean-up and recovery efforts, for those impacted by Tropical Cyclone Ilsa or ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie this year.

Infrastructure boost for Indian Ocean Territories Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands will get more support for infrastructure following the successful passage of legislation to expand the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF).

Putting First Nations communities in our north on the map First Nations communities are using traditional knowledge to assist in the mapping of Country in Northern Australia.

Seizing the opportunities for Australia's critical minerals Australia’s new Critical Minerals Strategy sets out a vision to grow our critical minerals wealth, create Australian jobs in mining and manufacturing, strengthen global clean energy supply chains, and support the world to achieve

Agriculture, biosecurity and disaster resilience the focus of Northern Australia Ministerial Forum Opportunities to strengthen Northern Australia’s agriculture and biosecurity sectors, including identifying priorities for disaster resilience in the north were discussed at today’s Northern Australia Ministerial Forum in Kununur