Monthly Archives: November 2011

Google Trends for Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Gene Tunny

KS at Loose Change has a great post reporting on negative Google Trends results for “Cairns” and “Great Barrier Reef”, which probably reflect declining international interest in Far North Queensland as a tourism destination: Google trends & insights One hopes … Continue reading →

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Replacement public holiday rule will cost Qld consumers

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Gene Tunny

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) and Queensland Hotels Association (QHA) have attacked the Queensland Government’s decision to grant an extra public holiday, on a weekday, when a public holiday in the Christmas-New Year’s period falls on a … Continue reading →

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Lots of room for new Queenslanders

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Gene Tunny

I’ve used the ABS’s new National Regional Profile tool to pull out the population densities of some of my favourite places in Queensland – places where I’ve either lived, worked on interesting projects, wasted too much time, or where I … Continue reading →

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Cairns pins hopes on FIFO, Bundaberg on DIDO

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Gene Tunny

The resources boom is creating many employment opportunities in Queensland, but they’re not evenly distributed across the State. Hence, business and community leaders in Cairns and Bundaberg, which have endured high unemployment rates since the financial crisis, are looking to … Continue reading →

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Retail recovery continues

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Gene Tunny

The ABS retail trade data released today confirm the economy is set to recover and has the Australian Retailers Association excited about the Christmas season (Christmas miracle for retailers). This chart from the OESR brief shows positive growth is locked … Continue reading →

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FIFO no good for Fido

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Gene Tunny

While fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workforces make economic sense (given the temporary nature of much of the resources sector drilling and construction activity and due to the impact of fringe benefits tax) there are possibly some adverse social impacts requiring management. … Continue reading →

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