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Author Archives: Gene Tunny
Qld may see a surge of interstate migrants from Victoria post-COVID
I expect many Victorians suffering through stage four restrictions due to the COVID-19 outbreak will be contemplating a move to Queensland. And some savvy Victorians have found a way to do just that already. For instance, see this Nine News … Continue reading
Posted in Migration, Population, Uncategorized
Tagged coronavirus, covid-19, interstatemigration, migration, qld, queensland, stage4, victoria
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Catch up on COVID-19 with Joe Branigan
I fear that the draconian stage 4 restrictions in Victoria and Queensland’s re-imposition of the hard border with NSW are over-the-top, disproportionate policy responses that will cause unwarranted economic and social harm, both short and long-term. Earlier today, I chatted … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Queensland Government, Tourism
Tagged australia, coronavirus, covid-19, economics, economy, employment, jobs, qld, queensland, sweden, uk, usa, victoria, work
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JobKeeper test revision necessary given bleak outlook
Given the Victorian COVID-19 response debacle, the economic outlook is no doubt even bleaker than the bleak outlook reported by CCIQ today in its June Pulse Survey report (see chart below), so it’s welcome news that the federal government is … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged cciq, coronavirus, couriermail, covid-19, economy, jobkeeper, pulse, qld, queensland, skynews, victoria
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Economic Update – US GDP, Gold, and Aussie jobs & CPI
In my latest video, I review the economic news of the past week, including US GDP, the record high gold price, and Australian jobs and CPI data in this time of the COVID-19 second wave. Incidentally, I highly recommended you … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, australia, cpi, economy, gdp, gold, jobs, qld, queensland, unemployment, usa
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Yes to a North Qld State podcast
Bill Bates and David Young from the Boot Brisbane group have started a new live-streamed podcast on creating a new state of North Queensland. Guests so far have included former Queensland Speaker John Mickel and federal MP Ewen Jones, and … Continue reading
Posted in North Queensland
Tagged cairns, cgc, debt, grantscommission, northqld, nq, qld, queensland, royalties, townsville
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Challenges of Economic Forecasting in the COVID-19 Pandemic with Prof. Rodney Strachan from UQ
The Brisbane south side COVID-cases and the Queensland Government’s declaration of greater Sydney as a COVID-hot spot are bad news for Queensland’s economy. Around the world, public health measures and public anxiety related to COVID-19 are causing huge swings in … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy
Tagged coronavirus, covid-19, econometrics, economics, employment, fed, finance, forecasting, gdp, pandemic, statistics, unemployment, var
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GST & Vertical Fiscal Imbalance video
The Update on Queensland’s fiscal position media release from state Treasurer Cameron Dick last Thursday noted “over the 2019-20 and 2020-21 financial years, GST receipts to Queensland will be cut by up to $2.5 billion compared to our MYFER [Mid … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Tax
Tagged australia, gst, qld, queensland, verticalfiscalimbalance, vfi
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ABC radio interview on Qld state debt & deficits update
At the Parliamentary Inquiry into the Queensland Government’s economic response to COVID-19 on Monday last week, I called for the Government to publish its internal-use estimates of the state budget position and debt, so we don’t have to wait until … Continue reading
Qld’s regional economies & COVID-19 – video chat with Pete Faulkner
Earlier today I chatted with Pete Faulkner from Far-North-Queensland-based Conus Business Consultancy Services regarding how Queensland’s regional economies have been impacted by COVID-19. Check out the recording of our Zoom conversation below. You can download the slides we chatted about … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane, Cairns, Labour market, Mackay, Macroeconomy, Migration, Mining, North Queensland, Population, Tourism, Townsville, Uncategorized, Wide Bay-Burnett
Tagged australia, bundaberg, cairns, coronavirus, covid-19, fnq, gdp, goldcoast, jobs, northqld, nq, portdouglas, qld, queensland, unemployment, widebayburnett
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