Mineral and energy development in the Pilbara region of Western Australia and the Central Queensland Coalfields over 50 years has transformed these regions into global resource powerhouses. Approaches to development, infrastructure and supply chains followed pathways that were different in several ways, resulting in contrasting outcomes.

Recent shifts in government policies, however, have resulted in a closer alignment of development strategies between the two regions. The experience of these Northern Australian regions holds lessons for development in Canada’s North and elsewhere.

Join Ian Satchwell, Adjunct Professor, The University of Queensland, on Zoom, Wednesday February 1 at 16:00 (MST) to discuss the conclusions of his new paper in the Canadian Northern Corridor series examining the development experience of these two Australian regions and making recommendations for development in other resource-rich regions.