Monthly Archives: October 2012

Park Rd CityCat stop and pedestrian subways are best ideas for River’s Edge Strategy

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Gene Tunny

Although living by the Brisbane River has its downsides (e.g. a major flood once every generation or so), it is largely a positive experience, and I feel incredibly lucky to be able to catch the CityCat into work everyday. When … Continue reading →

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Direction for directors

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Gene Tunny

University of Queensland Emeritus Professor Geoff Kiel gave a great speech at the Australian Institute of Management at Spring Hill, Brisbane on Thursday night, launching the new book Directors at Work, which he co-authored with three of his colleagues (one … Continue reading →

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Temporary surge in unemployment due to public service cuts and spending restraint

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Gene Tunny

KS at Loose Change nicely summarises today’s new ABS labour force data with the title of his post: Qld employment shocker! I suspect today’s bad numbers are largely due to the fiscal restraint from the Queensland Government we’ve seen over … Continue reading →

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New taxi industry review urgently needed

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Gene Tunny

Reading Matthew Yglesias’s recent piece in Slate on ride sharing made me think of Queensland’s own highly regulated transport system and the issues we have with poor service from taxis despite large amounts of regulation (see Taxi refusals just not … Continue reading →

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Positive outlook for Far North tourism with direct flights from China about to commence

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Gene Tunny

Pete Faulkner at Conus Economics Blog has a nice summary of today’s new ABS overseas arrivals and departures data and their implications for Far North Queensland (FNQ), noting: …Importantly for the FNQ tourism industry, the influx of Chinese visitors showed … Continue reading →

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Latest Brisbane Economic Series issue – Energy and Resources

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Gene Tunny

The October 2012 issue of Brisbane Marketing’s Brisbane Economic Series covers energy and resources and is worth a read. I agree with the positive outlook for the Queensland economy expressed by Deloitte Access Economics: …despite a slowing of Queensland’s recent … Continue reading →

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Whole world struggling to manage disaster risk

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Gene Tunny

I was pleased to learn that the World Bank and Government of Japan are hosting the Sendai Dialogue tomorrow and Wednesday this week to discuss how the world better manages disaster risk. This is a critical issue because, assuming no … Continue reading →

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Treasury forecasts agricultural boom

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Gene Tunny

While Dr Parkinson’s speech on Friday attracted attention for his controversial comments on payroll tax, I found the boom in the agricultural sector forecast by Treasury the most interesting thing in the speech. This is a chart of industry shares … Continue reading →

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Clive Palmer right on future of mining industry

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Gene Tunny

I agree with Clive Palmer’s comments today that the mining boom isn’t over. While Mr Palmer obviously isn’t a disinterested observer of the mining sector, he nonetheless has compelling logic backing up his case, as reported in regional papers earlier … Continue reading →

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Tea Party debate in Brisbane Thursday night

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Gene Tunny

The Young Economists debate tomorrow night in Brisbane on whether Queensland needs a Tea Party looks fascinating: Queensland Competition Authority is proudly supporting the 2012 Young Economists Debate Night. The rather timely topic is Queensland needs a ‘Tea Party’ – … Continue reading →

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