Category Archives: Brisbane

Easy way to make Brisbane more liveable

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Gene Tunny

Rather than criticising the Economist Intelligence Unit for ranking Brisbane behind Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Perth in liveability (Brisbane leaders in disbelief at our city’s low liveability ranking), we should ask how can we make our city more liveable so … Continue reading →

Posted in Brisbane, Retail trade | 2 Comments

Brisbane housing market recovery call seems right

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Gene Tunny

Given the amount of money washing through the Queensland economy due to the resources boom, I think noted property expert Michael Matusik is right to claim the Brisbane housing market is recovering, as reported in the Courier-Mail: The Greater Brisbane … Continue reading →

Posted in Brisbane, Housing, Macroeconomy | Leave a comment

Opening Brunswick St Mall to traffic is a great idea

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Gene Tunny

I fully support the Lord Mayor’s exploration of options to improve the Brunswick St Mall in the Valley, as reported at the Brisbane Times this morning: Recreating Brunswick Street Mall as a two-lane road is one of the proposals being … Continue reading →

Posted in Brisbane, Transport | 3 Comments

Parliamentary precinct revival is a great idea

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Gene Tunny

It is unnecessary for the Queensland Government to be a major owner of CBD property, as it can lease space as necessary, and it is possible that the Government has located public servants in CBD offices who may be more … Continue reading →

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Good news from the OECD on Australia’s economic outlook

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Gene Tunny

There is good news from the OECD via Acting PM Wayne Swan tonight (OECD Economic Outlook 91): The OECD Economic Outlook released tonight confirms that the Australian economy will significantly outperform OECD economies as a whole over this year and … Continue reading →

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Commonwealth support for Cross River Rail a legacy of Rudd’s nation building agenda

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Gene Tunny

This comment from Infrastructure Australia official Michael Deegan on the proposed Cross River Rail project is a concern (reported in the Brisbane Times today): “We think it will be a transformational project for Brisbane and that’s a very important part … Continue reading →

Posted in Brisbane, Infrastructure, Transport | 2 Comments

ACCC inquiry should investigate why Brisbane has fewer petrol stations per capita than Toowoomba

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Gene Tunny

With the closure of the Caltex on Benson St and the BP on Jephson St in Toowong in recent years, there are now only three petrol stations in a short drive from my flat compared with five around a decade … Continue reading →

Posted in Brisbane, Industry policy, Toowoomba | Leave a comment

Could you imagine Brisbane without the Story Bridge?

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Gene Tunny

Neil Wiseman’s final Way We Were column in the Sunday Mail today is on the history of the Story Bridge, which encountered some opposition at the time of its construction, both because traffic may not have justified it at the … Continue reading →

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Development review panel would be a platform for NIMBYism

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Gene Tunny

If the Bligh Government is re-elected, I hope it reassesses its commitment to an independent panel to review major development applications in Brisbane and the Gold Coast, as reported in the Gold Coast Bulletin today: AN INDEPENDENT panel will advise … Continue reading →

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Resources sector jobs multiplier

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Gene Tunny

Following my post last week on the Brisbane Economic Development Plan, an informed reader suggested that the source of the eyebrow-raising resources sector jobs multiplier of 19 may have been the Queensland Resources Council-sponsored study of the sector’s economic contribution … Continue reading →

Posted in Brisbane, Labour market, Mining | 2 Comments