Monthly Archives: January 2018

Why is it so? Regional Qld airfares 2-3 times higher than in the city – guest post by Craig Wilson

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Gene Tunny

I am delighted to publish this guest post from my former colleague Craig Wilson, who is now Managing Director of DeltaPearl Partners. Craig will be well known to many readers as a result of his former senior executive position in … Continue reading →

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ABC Brisbane radio interview on CommSec & Deloitte economic reports

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Gene Tunny

I had an enjoyable chat yesterday afternoon with Steve Austin on the 612 ABC Brisbane Drive program regarding the latest CommSec and Deloitte economic reports which had generated political debate during the day. While state Treasurer Jackie Trad highlighted that … Continue reading →

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Comments on Deloitte’s latest economic outlook for Qld

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Gene Tunny

The latest economic reports from Deloitte and CommSec are out and, no doubt to the disappointment of their respective media officers, are both covered in the same Courier-Mail report this morning by John McCarthy: QUEENSLAND appears to be stuck near … Continue reading →

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Has Qld dropped the ball on the GST Carve-Up Review? Guest post from Nick Behrens

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Gene Tunny

I am delighted to publish this guest post from my colleague Nick Behrens from QEAS on the GST redistribution inquiry currently being undertaken by the Productivity Commission. Views expressed are Nick’s, and are not necessarily shared by me. That said, … Continue reading →

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Surge in Qld youth employment over 2017

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Gene Tunny

You have probably seen the media coverage of the strong jobs growth over 2017 for Australia. Queensland played a large part in this, with the highest employment growth rate among states and territories (4.6 percent through-the-year) and an increase in … Continue reading →

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Qld’s economic outlook for 2018

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Gene Tunny

CCIQ’s Joseph Kelly has published a nice note titled Business 2018 examining the outlook for Queensland business in 2018, in which he suggests “2018 has all the elements to be the year for business.” Factors that will boost Queensland’s economy … Continue reading →

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Holiday reading – Till Time’s Last Sand: A History of the Bank of England 1694-2013

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Gene Tunny

Over the Christmas and New Year break, I finishing reading Till Time’s Last Sand, British historian David Kynaston’s masterful history of the Bank of England, covering its first 320 years since its establishment in 1694, when incidentally it became the … Continue reading →

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