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Article: Qld: North Queensland wants new funding deal
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- October 2, 2008
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AAP General News (Australia)
10-02-2008
Qld: North Queensland wants new funding deal
BRISBANE, Oct 2 AAP - An alliance of north Queensland local councils claim their region
is massively short-changed as both state and federal governments subsidise "southern city
lifestyles".
The Greater North Queensland Development Alliance is a newly-formed coalition of councils
stretching north and west from Mackay.
It has released research today claiming the region contributes $2 billion a year to
the national economy, but the Commonwealth returns, on average, 29 per cent less than
that.
The group says the Queensland government has a better record in returning revenue to
projects in the north of the ...