Up to 14,000 Singaporean troops will train alongside Australian forces in North and Central Queensland after the state government struck a deal to develop state-of-the-art military training facilities. Complex leasing arrangements for land at Greenvale and Shoalwater Bay were finalised for the multimillion-dollar defence industry effort that will subsidise jobs in the region. “Our defence industry has great potential for growth in Central and North Queensland,” Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said in a media release. “We’re working hard to grow this sector to rebuild our economy and create opportunities for locals.” The endeavour was core to the Palaszcuk government’s COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plan, the premier said. “I want to see shovels in the ground on new projects that will create jobs and stabilise our economy. That’s why we’re working hard to fast-track more initiatives like this one,” she said. Queensland Resources Minister Scott Stewart said the deal was struck to secure …