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Qld “gets its mojo back” on international visitors

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Gene Tunny

Mission Beach-based economist Pete Faulkner has great coverage of the latest international short-term arrivals and departures data for August from the ABS in his latest post: International arrivals still growing; QLD gets its mojo back while Tassie slows As Pete … Continue reading →

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Fact check on PM’s comparison of GC film industry to tourism in economic contribution terms

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Gene Tunny

On Monday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison made a bold claim regarding the film industry on the Gold Coast in a radio interview on Gold FM regarding the tax breaks used to lure the Godzilla vs Kong film and Disney Reef … Continue reading →

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NSW the biggest contributor to Qld’s net interstate migration gain

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Gene Tunny

Queensland has recently returned to the number one spot among states and territories in terms of net interstate migration flows, as noted in the ABS’s media release last month Queensland the most popular state for interstate movers. Queensland gained 24,000 … Continue reading →

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Fact check: does a majority of Qld’s population live outside the South-East?

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Gene Tunny

Today’s Courier-Mail editorial Parties neglect our regions at their peril contains an interesting factoid: …a majority of the population in this state lives outside the southeastern conurbation with a string of major provincial cities along a vast coastline… Is this correct? … Continue reading →

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Qld economy continues to under-perform

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Gene Tunny

The Queensland economy continues to under-perform relative to the NSW and Victorian economies. In my post earlier this month, I noted that the Queensland economy remains lukewarm. Economic conditions are much stronger in NSW and Victoria than in Queensland, as … Continue reading →

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Which industries have created the most jobs in Qld over the last 10 years?

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Gene Tunny

In the latest EconTalk episode, host Russ Roberts interviews the Australian robotics guru and MIT emeritus professor Rodney Brooks. After listening to the episode, I am now much less concerned about artificial intelligence and automation rendering a large fraction of … Continue reading →

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Are we still turning Japanese? I don’t think so – guest post by Joe Branigan

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Gene Tunny

I am delighted to publish the full version of Joe Branigan’s recent article on second languages offered in Queensland schools. An edited version was published in the Courier-Mail last week, but that version omitted one of Joe’s major points and … Continue reading →

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My comments on NQ exit in ABC online story

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Gene Tunny

Thanks to ABC state political reporter Josh Bavas for asking my opinion on the new state of North Queensland that has been proposed from time-to-time, most recently by Katter’s Australian Party and Queensland Senator Matt Canavan, Minister for Resources and … Continue reading →

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Qld regional unemployment rates facet wrap via R

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Gene Tunny

Queensland is such a large and diverse state, with regional economies having vastly different drivers of growth (e.g. tourism in Cairns, mining in Mackay), that it’s often hard to get a sense of how different parts of the state are … Continue reading →

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Blunt message to states from Canberra on recreational cannabis – guest post from Stephen Thornton

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Gene Tunny

I am delighted to publish this guest post from my good friend and colleague Dr Stephen Thornton. Views expressed in this guest post are Stephen’s, and should not necessarily be attributed to me as well. GT Blunt message to states … Continue reading →

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