Monthly Archives: June 2015

Brisbane City Council made right decision on Toowong towers

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Gene Tunny

Brisbane City Council deserves credit for ignoring its own City Plan and approving the development of three new high-rise apartment towers at the old ABC site at Toowong (see Toowong towers nine storeys too high: Labor lord mayoral candidate). I’ve … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Young Economists Coffee Connections to discuss negative gearing & capital gains tax treatment

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Gene Tunny

I await with interest the Hansard transcript of Treasury Secretary John Fraser’s testimony before Senate Estimates in Canberra yesterday, because in his reported comments he appears to be saying that any housing price bubble that may exist in Australia isn’t … Continue reading →

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Business confidence in Queensland – the most reliable estimate (Westpac-CCIQ) is the most worrying

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Gene Tunny

There is currently a large disparity among business confidence survey results for Queensland. The Sensis and Westpac Group-CCIQ reports for the March quarter suggest business confidence is relatively low, but the NAB report for the month of April, which the … Continue reading →

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