So Abbot is going to put Australian infrastructure at the top of his agenda. His visionary policy of building farming and communities at the top end of Australia to feed Asia’s growing population to grow enough food. In future there would be even bigger potential market for food. Sadly he does not seem to understand the constraints standing it the way of his vision . Rudd would be better to equipped to cope given his great experience of China’s skill in tackling constraints different but as difficult as those in the top end.

Also Abbot is going solve the growth in refugees entering Australia. Give the UN Current estimate of 40 million refugees with many more to come because of rising sea levels, more extreme weather, Sadly Mr Abbot and Rudd know and both are responsible for drowning 100,000s of boat people them because the Australian navy only accounts the ones that are reported to them. The reality is that thousands of overcrowded little boats from many countries have sank before entering Australian territorial waters or died in traveling to and in Asian refugee camps.What Abbot needs is to kill two birds with one stone by solving top end and refugee problems at the same time

What is needed is 3 million heat adapted refugees invited to live there to live in the top end with 5 years contracts, flown in from asia and housed. A new Land Army Division to mobilize them to use Australian agricultural knowhow initially at officer Officer and NCO level. I think refugees with some farming experience would prefer to stay when their contract ends to
look after the livestock, crops, fishing boats and fish farms. The mining companies know how to build suitable homes. The townships be laid out like medium density English New Towns experienced architects and planner brought in for that purpose. The WA fat lady could fund them.

Abbot’s top current top end vision reminds me of the 1970’s hippy exodus north to Queensland that failed and all that is left is some communes, art, craft and tourist shops

A shared vision doesn't automatically include conservative conyism.
It may just be pragmatism, and food production going to where the water is.
The north is also closer to Asia, and critical, given energy and transport costs continue to rise.
Rhrosty.

It's hardly surprising that miners can have good ideas. They didn't get where they are today by being fools. More credit to the conservatives and to Abbott for listening to them.
And why not use the area to put all these migrants who have come uninvited but are definitely here to good use both for themselves and for Australia. It is possibly our next big growth area, but it needs population to prosper.
We would be fools to continue to ignore the area between Broome and Cairns.

Cronyism is a Labor specialty as seen in NSW and Qld criminal investigations and convictions and is inherent in a system derived from a Union patronage machine. No-one gets anywhere without being one of many in a "Conga line of suck...." as mis-used by one blaming their opponents with their own evils.

The north needs growth, Asia needs food and with its capitalist growth can now buy it.