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Category Archives: Infrastructure
Is North Qld under-funded by the State Government relative to the South East?
In Saturday’s Courier-Mail, State Affairs Editor Steven Wardill reported on the unmovable perception among North Queenslanders that their region is under-funded by the State Government, despite official data showing otherwise. Wardill noted: Facts and figures are dismissed out of hand. … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, North Queensland, Uncategorized
Tagged beaudesert, capitalworks, infrastructure, logan, northqld, northqueensland, nq, qld, qldbudget, qldtreasury, queensland
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Impressive list of speakers at IAQ Qld Infrastructure Summit on 29 August
I am honoured to be a presenter at IAQ’s upcoming Queensland Infrastructure Summit on 29 August in Brisbane, alongside our Deputy Premier Jackie Trad, Treasurer Curtis Pitt, Deputy Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington, and other luminaries including my old UQ economics … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Uncategorized
Tagged brisbane, crossriverrail, crr, iaq, infrastructure, infrastructuresummit, qld, queensland, xrr
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NAIF $900M loan to Adani for mega-mine rail line is far from a first best solution, possibly second or third best
As a former Treasury official and long-time critic of industry assistance, I’m sympathetic to the Federal Opposition’s criticism of the expected $900 million soft loan from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) to Adani for the rail line to its … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Mining, Uncategorized
Tagged adani, australia, coal, megamine, mining, naif
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Qld Government & Treasury disagree over jobs created by capital works projects – Treasury right, of course
A recent media release from the Deputy Premier Jackie Trad (Jobs bonanza for regional Queensland) appears to have contained a huge typo. The media release from Tuesday last week states: “$200 million will kick off 723 projects and support almost … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Uncategorized
Tagged capitalworks, infrastructure, jobs, qld, qldgovernment, qldtreasury, regionalqld
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Guest post – Where is NSW getting the money to fund its massive infrastructure spending?
I am delighted to publish another guest post from my friend and fellow economist Dr Alistair Robson. Views expressed in this article are Alistair’s, and should not necessarily be attributed to me. Where is NSW getting the money to fund … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Transport, Uncategorized
Tagged assetrecycling, budget, infrastructure, qld, queensland
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Comments on asset sales/privatisation in Saturday’s Courier-Mail
At the IAQ Infrastructure Summit in Brisbane on Thursday last week, several participants lamented that Queensland was missing out on the benefits of so-called asset recycling that NSW and Victoria were expecting. The privatisation issue will not die in Queensland, … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Uncategorized
Tagged assetsales, couriermail, iaq, infrastructure, nsw, privatisation, qld, queensland, victoria
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Heavy criticism of Qld’s infrastructure deficit at IAQ Infrastructure Summit
Government ministers should accept speaking invitations at important conferences so they can communicate with industry and the public, and, also, so they can deny Opposition members 20 minute speaking slots in which they can criticise the Government’s performance. That is … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Transport, Uncategorized
Tagged iaq, infrastructure, qld, queensland
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