Northern Australia Infrastructure Missing Link Plan

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The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has proposed a $44 billion plan to develop an east-west and north-south infrastructure axis in Northern Australia. The plan aims to unlock hundreds of billions of dollars in mineral, manufacturing, and agricultural wealth by creating a transport network backbone connecting state assets for mining, industrial, agricultural, defence, and community activities. Key components include completion and hardening of the Great Northern Highway, sealing of the Tanami Road, new rail links between Halls Creek to Alice Springs or Tennant Creek, and Alice Springs to Mt Isa, as well as intermodal and industrial facilities at Alice Springs, Katherine, and Tennant Creek, and rail upgrades between Mt Isa and the Port of Townsville.