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- Qld unemployment rate falls below 6% to 5.9% (in trend terms)
- Nostalgia for the car industry won’t bring it back: domestic market too small, labour costs too high
- Gutsy submission from Joe Branigan to regional decentralisation inquiry questioning inquiry’s rationale
- Top twenty largest cities and towns in Queensland by population
- Review of South Brisbane candidate Cameron Murray’s Game of Mates in CIS Policy magazine
- Minimal threat to Qld economy from car industry shutdown
- Did the financial crisis lead to an increase in Queensland's crime rate?
- Technological disruption & NQ business – JCU Townsville event on Thursday 26 October
- Pros and cons of a $300M royalties holiday for the Adani mega mine
- Where do Queensland's super rich live?
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Category Archives: Infrastructure
With One Nation as likely power brokers, expect greater share of Qld Gov’t CAPEX in regions
If I were the Managing Director of an engineering firm, I’d start investigating the availability of office space in Queensland’s regional centres, including Maroochydore, Rockhampton, Toowoomba, and Townsville. I would want the firm well-positioned to win new work from a … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Queensland Government, Uncategorized
Tagged capex, capitalworks, gympie, infrastructure, maroochydore, onenation, phon, qld, queensland, rockhampton, toowoomba, townsville
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Podcast on my upcoming Qld Infrastructure Summit presentation on infrastructure banks
I have recorded a short podcast with Pop Up Radio Australia regarding my upcoming presentation (next Tuesday) to the IAQ Queensland Infrastructure Summit, in which I will be considering the pros and cons of so-called infrastructure banks: Podcast on my … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Uncategorized
Tagged canada, cib, iaq, infrastructurebank, infrastructuresummit, qld, queensland
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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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