Category Archives: Migration

Could Victorian manufacturing job losses lead to an increase in interstate migration to Qld?

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Gene Tunny

In a post last Thursday in response to the announced Ford plant closures, Mark Beath at Loose Change (Car crash!) wondered whether job losses in Victoria could lead to a revival of interstate migration to Queensland from Victoria, which is … Continue reading →

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Did Qld’s sluggish economy force NZers and Brits back home?

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Gene Tunny

The controversy over the ABS’s odd comments on female representation in leadership positions (Women don’t have what it takes to lead, finds ABS) led me to examine its latest Social Trends report, which contains this interesting set of facts on international … Continue reading →

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Sunnybank a major centre for diversity in Brisbane

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Gene Tunny

The Government Statistician and the Queensland Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs (DATSIMA) have released a great new publication Diversity Figures based on 2011 Census data. Check out this excellent map in the publication showing the … Continue reading →

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When will interstate migration to Qld recover?

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Gene Tunny

Over the last few years, a decline in Queensland’s population growth has reinforced the economic sluggishness we’ve seen outside of the mining sector. For example, lower population growth means lower demand for new housing. In large part, Queensland’s lower population … Continue reading →

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Boom and bust in international student numbers in Qld

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Gene Tunny

I suspect the large drop in international students in Queensland (and across Australia) due partly to the high Australian dollar is a concern to universities, TAFEs and private providers, such as the Sarina Russo Group, which have made a lot … Continue reading →

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Qld Treasury expects recovery in interstate migration and building industry

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Gene Tunny

Queenslanders can expect the State’s sluggish building industry and interstate migration to rebound this year, according to Queensland Treasury’s Office of Economic and Statistical Research (OESR). In its latest Queensland Economic Review, OESR notes: …a number of factors should support … Continue reading →

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Even closer economic relations with New Zealand?

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Gene Tunny

As the world’s most remote advanced economy, and with limited resources and low visibility in international financial markets, New Zealand would see benefits in closer integration with Australia, which the two countries’ Productivity Commissions have just been commissioned to explore. … Continue reading →

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Guest worker trial for sugar industry

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Gene Tunny

I was pleased to read the Federal Government has announced a trial guest worker scheme for the sugar industry drawing on temporary migrants from East Timor, Tonga, and PNG, among other countries in the region. The Bundaberg News-Mail reports: LABOUR … Continue reading →

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OESR expects Qld population growth to recover

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Gene Tunny

In the latest Queensland Economic Review, released today, Queensland Treasury’s Office of Economic and Statistical Research (OESR) expects a turnaround in Queensland’s population growth, which in recent years has been lacklustre, partly due to a decline in overseas student numbers … Continue reading →

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Resources boom forces rethink on immigration policy

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Gene Tunny

The resources boom may force Australia to take in even greater numbers of skilled temporary migrants, and possibly at lower skill levels (and for shorter durations) than those migrants who currently come in on 457 visas for up to four … Continue reading →

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