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Category Archives: Infrastructure
Qld Gov’t CAPEX – Brisbane’s inner city the big winner
Brisbane inner city workers and residents should start expecting some heavy construction activity around them soon as Cross River Rail capital expenditures are expected to amount to around $1.48 billion in 2019-20, according to the Capital Statement in the Queensland … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Uncategorized
Tagged budget, capex, capitalworks, crossriverrail, crr, education, infrastructure, qld, qldbudget, qldgovernment
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Qld: hot or not? My presentation at the Brisbane Club on Wednesday 6 February
It was a great day to give an economic outlook presentation, with RBA Governor Philip Lowe announcing a change in monetary policy guidance, from saying the next rate movement would most likely be up, to saying the cash rate may … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged amp, app, brisbaneclub, cashrate, cciq, coal, cokingcoal, economy, interestrates, qld, queensland, rba, suncorp
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Qld Infrastructure pipeline not gushing
Last Friday, Building Queensland, the state government’s semi-independent infrastructure adviser, released its latest Infrastructure Pipeline Report, which identified some interesting projects that BQ has led the development of business cases for, such as the $2 billion Brisbane Live Roma St … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Uncategorized
Tagged bq, brisbanelive, buildingqld, crr, infrastructure, qld, qmca, queensland, romast, townsville
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Inner Brisbane Cross River Rail CAPEX comparable to statewide education CAPEX
Just before I appeared on 612 ABC Brisbane’s Breakfast program last week, one of the presenters Bec Levingston asked Deputy Premier Treasurer Jackie Trad what it would cost to air condition every classroom in Queensland, a question she obviously couldn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Uncategorized
Tagged 612abcbrisbane, brisbane, capitalworks, crossriverrail, crr, infrastructure, qld, queensland, secondrangecrossing, toowoomba
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Stadiums Qld is a financial drain
The Sunday Mail yesterday hinted the Queensland government may replace the current board of Stadiums Queensland, given that the allegedly high charges for the use of its stadiums, such as Suncorp, are causing financial issues for football clubs. I must say I … Continue reading
Posted in Industry policy, Infrastructure, Uncategorized
Tagged nrl, qld, queensland, stadiumsqld, stadiumsqueensland, suncorpstadium
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Queensland construction industry outlook
The construction industry is very important to the Queensland economy, and it employs nearly 10 percent of all workers (see Queensland Treasury’s Employment by Industry brief). One part of the broader industry, residential construction, has grown strongly in recent years, … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Infrastructure, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, adani, buildingapprovals, construction, megamine, mining, qldtreasury, qrc, resourcessector
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