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Strata ‘Management Rights’ must be reviewed by the Qld Gov’t – guest post by Stephen Thornton

Posted on August 19, 2019 by

This guest post from my good friend and fellow economist Dr Stephen Thornton is on the costly rort that is strata management rights in Queensland. Views are Stephen’s and should not necessarily be attributed to me. GT The front page … Continue reading →

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Qld has gained $7 billion from GST revenue redistribution since 2000-01

Posted on August 10, 2019 by

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the forthcoming Australian Institute for Progress (AiP) discussion paper on the “golden handcuffs of federation” by well-known Queensland economist Dr John Fallon. Based on the blurb for the August 15 discussion paper launch, … Continue reading →

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The deteriorating global outlook & Qld’s mining regions – initial thoughts

Posted on August 9, 2019 by

Each passing week I’m becoming more concerned about the global economic outlook and what it means for us here in Queensland, given that the strength of our resources sector is closely related to the strength of the global economy. My … Continue reading →

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Upcoming AiP event on “The golden handcuffs of federation”

Posted on August 3, 2019 by

The Australian Institute for Progress, a Brisbane-based conservative think tank, has a very interesting upcoming event on what some may consider the rather dry topic of horizontal fiscal equalisation, the complex methodology by which the Commonwealth Grants Commission determines each … Continue reading →

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States across Australia borrow to build – my recent state debt commentary

Posted on August 2, 2019 by

I’ve been talking a lot about Queensland state debt lately, including with the Infrastructure Association of Queensland’s Funders Taskforce on the morning of Friday 19 July. The main points I made were as follows. Queensland’s gross state government debt, on … Continue reading →

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Qld can no longer blame a higher participation rate for its higher unemployment rate

Posted on July 28, 2019 by

Queensland has typically had a higher unemployment rate than the national average, and for many years this has been attributed by some commentators to Queensland having a higher workforce participation rate (and proportionately more people wanting to work).[1] But Queensland’s … Continue reading →

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How much land value uplift could Trad expect from Cross River Rail?

Posted on July 24, 2019 by

Queensland Deputy Premier-Treasurer Jackie Trad is facing a serious political crisis, after she delayed in declaring her husband purchased an investment property that could potentially be worth tens of thousands of dollars more as a result of the award of … Continue reading →

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