Monthly Archives: March 2016

Qld Jobs Growth Summit timely, but needs to be more than a talkfest

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Gene Tunny

Queensland’s under-performing economy was illustrated by job vacancies data for February released by the ABS today (see chart above). While vacancies have grown strongly over the last twelve months nationwide, especially in NSW and Victoria, they have remained flat in … Continue reading →

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ABC radio interview on population growth & State income tax proposal

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Gene Tunny

I had an enjoyable chat with Steve Austin on 612 ABC Brisbane radio this morning regarding two topics, Queensland’s underwhelming population growth rate and the State income tax proposal from the Commonwealth Government: Fewer people moving interstate to Queensland The … Continue reading →

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“Why economics matters” is the theme of ESA Qld Presidency of Prof. Flavio Menezes

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Gene Tunny

With an upcoming federal election that will feature a contest over tax policy, including negative gearing and whatever proposals the Government announces, Australians should brace themselves for an onslaught of economic arguments. The Government will argue the Opposition’s policy will … Continue reading →

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Qld has fallen to 5th place in rate of population growth among States & Territories

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Gene Tunny

The end of the mining boom and broader economic sluggishness have no doubt contributed to Queensland falling to fifth place in terms of population growth among Australian States and Territories (see chart below based on ABS data released on Thursday). … Continue reading →

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Is Apple avoiding tax and what should the tax office do about it? Upcoming seminar may have the answers

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Gene Tunny

Prof. Pascalis Raimondos, QUT Business School Earlier this year it was revealed that “Apple paid $85 million in Australian income tax last year, despite making almost $8 billion in local revenue”, as reported in the Sydney Morning Herald. It has … Continue reading →

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Premier should definitely call early Qld election

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Gene Tunny

The Queensland Parliament is currently unmanageable, and it is no wonder the Premier is considering a snap early election in response to the threat from the Katter MPs and Rob Pyne to block the State Budget, as reported in this … Continue reading →

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Transparency essential in Building Qld cost-benefit studies of infrastructure projects

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Gene Tunny

Last Thursday morning I attended an excellent breakfast seminar on infrastructure organised by the French-Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FACCI) and hosted by Holding Redlich Lawyers in their Queen St, Brisbane CBD offices. The seminar featured highly informative and … Continue reading →

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Guest post from Joe Branigan on fixed four-year terms

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Gene Tunny

I am delighted to publish this guest post on the fixed four-year terms referendum in Queensland from my old friend and former Treasury colleague Joe Branigan. These are Joe’s views and should not necessarily be attributed to me. GT The … Continue reading →

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Comment in Courier-Mail on volatile Qld jobs data

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Gene Tunny

With the huge volatility in State unemployment rate estimates, demonstrated by the ABS seasonally adjusted estimate of Queensland’s unemployment rate falling from 6.4% in January to 5.6% in February, and the SA rate increasing from 6.8% to 7.7%, the ABS … Continue reading →

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Economic outlook & collaborative economy presentation

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Gene Tunny

The first day of the CPA Australia Not-for-Profit Conference was held in Brisbane today and I gave a presentation on the economic outlook and the collaborative economy that I gave in Sydney and Melbourne last week. My slides are available … Continue reading →

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