Canberra plays host this week to a two-day national forum to discuss ways of increasing growth and prosperity across Australia’s diverse regions.
Opening the annual Regional Development Australia (RDA) Forum today, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said RDA committees were at the heart of regional development.
“Australia’s strength comes from the contributions of its people, its businesses and its local economies across the nation,” Mr Truss said.
“The Australian Government recognises that in a resource-hungry world Australia’s regions hold the key to a strong national economy.
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