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Qld may see a surge of interstate migrants from Victoria post-COVID

Posted on August 8, 2020 by

I expect many Victorians suffering through stage four restrictions due to the COVID-19 outbreak will be contemplating a move to Queensland. And some savvy Victorians have found a way to do just that already. For instance, see this Nine News … Continue reading →

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JobKeeper test revision necessary given bleak outlook

Posted on August 3, 2020 by

Given the Victorian COVID-19 response debacle, the economic outlook is no doubt even bleaker than the bleak outlook reported by CCIQ today in its June Pulse Survey report (see chart below), so it’s welcome news that the federal government is … Continue reading →

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Economic Update – US GDP, Gold, and Aussie jobs & CPI

Posted on August 1, 2020 by

In my latest video, I review the economic news of the past week, including US GDP, the record high gold price, and Australian jobs and CPI data in this time of the COVID-19 second wave. Incidentally, I highly recommended you … Continue reading →

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Valuing the Environment podcast chat with Boyd Blackwell

Posted on July 23, 2020 by

In 2017, Deloitte Access Economics estimated the value of the Great Barrier Reef at $56 billion. You may ask, how could you even attempt to place a dollar value on the Reef? What techniques are used? Aren’t some of our … Continue reading →

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Qld’s regional economies & COVID-19 – video chat with Pete Faulkner

Posted on July 22, 2020 by

Earlier today I chatted with Pete Faulkner from Far-North-Queensland-based Conus Business Consultancy Services regarding how Queensland’s regional economies have been impacted by COVID-19. Check out the recording of our Zoom conversation below. You can download the slides we chatted about … Continue reading →

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Australia’s upcoming mini-Budget

Posted on July 20, 2020 by

Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will hand down a mini-Budget this Thursday, and it’s coming just in time, given the growing concern over the spread of COVID-19 in Victoria and NSW. I recorded a video earlier today with some thoughts on … Continue reading →

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Hollywood grabbing excessive film industry support

Posted on July 18, 2020 by

The Brisbane Times, in its article Film industry calls for more local support after Hollywood incentive,  is reporting there is some dissatisfaction with the newly announced $400 million of federal government incentives to attract international film and TV productions: Australian … Continue reading →

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Suppression preferred over more costly elimination strategy say Ergas & Branigan

Posted on July 17, 2020 by

Henry Ergas and Joe Branigan have just had a new paper published by the Menzies Research Centre, COVID19: Getting Australia Safely Back to Work. Yesterday I interviewed Joe about the paper and you can hear our conversation using the player … Continue reading →

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State gov’t economic responses to COVID-19 podcast episode

Posted on July 16, 2020 by

In my latest podcast episode, I elaborate on my opening remarks to the Queensland Parliamentary Inquiry on the state government’s economic response to COVID-19 on Monday. Among other things, I mention Joe Branigan and Henry Ergas’s new Menzies Research Centre … Continue reading →

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What’s going on with the Aussie dollar – my latest video

Posted on July 12, 2020 by

Morgans Chief Economist Michael Knox wrote a great note a couple of weeks ago on Why is the Australian dollar so strong. It’s a nice, clear description of what’s been happening to the Australian dollar in recent months. Michael concluded … Continue reading →

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