Monthly Archives: August 2013

Road trip to Roma

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Gene Tunny

I returned to Brisbane this morning, after a road trip to Roma, and I’m much less worried about the Queensland economy than I was at the end of last week when I saw the Federal Treasury’s revised national forecasts in … Continue reading →

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Strong growth in Gold Coast airport passenger numbers in 2012-13

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Gene Tunny

Queensland Airports Ltd, which operates the Gold Coast, Townsville, Mt Isa and Longreach airports, today reported good growth in airport passenger numbers over 2012-13, largely driven by strong growth at the Gold Coast airport (see chart above). The company’s media … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong billionaire backs Cairns – expect confidence boost in Far North tourism sector

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Gene Tunny

In fantastic news for Cairns, very recently reported by the Financial Review (Billionaire’s QLD casino plan gets speed-up): Hong Kong billionaire Tony Fung’s $4.2 billion international casino and resort project in Cairns has been gazetted by the Queensland government, essentially speeding … Continue reading →

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Benefits of higher urban population density – more cycling and walking to work

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Gene Tunny

I’ve commented before on the need to boost population density across Brisbane to reduce the large costs associated with transporting people long distances to the CBD for work.  The State of Australian Cities 2013 report released yesterday by the Commonwealth … Continue reading →

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