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Premier should definitely call early Qld election

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Gene Tunny

The Queensland Parliament is currently unmanageable, and it is no wonder the Premier is considering a snap early election in response to the threat from the Katter MPs and Rob Pyne to block the State Budget, as reported in this … Continue reading →

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Transparency essential in Building Qld cost-benefit studies of infrastructure projects

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Gene Tunny

Last Thursday morning I attended an excellent breakfast seminar on infrastructure organised by the French-Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FACCI) and hosted by Holding Redlich Lawyers in their Queen St, Brisbane CBD offices. The seminar featured highly informative and … Continue reading →

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Guest post from Joe Branigan on fixed four-year terms

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Gene Tunny

I am delighted to publish this guest post on the fixed four-year terms referendum in Queensland from my old friend and former Treasury colleague Joe Branigan. These are Joe’s views and should not necessarily be attributed to me. GT The … Continue reading →

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Comment in Courier-Mail on volatile Qld jobs data

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Gene Tunny

With the huge volatility in State unemployment rate estimates, demonstrated by the ABS seasonally adjusted estimate of Queensland’s unemployment rate falling from 6.4% in January to 5.6% in February, and the SA rate increasing from 6.8% to 7.7%, the ABS … Continue reading →

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Economic outlook & collaborative economy presentation

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Gene Tunny

The first day of the CPA Australia Not-for-Profit Conference was held in Brisbane today and I gave a presentation on the economic outlook and the collaborative economy that I gave in Sydney and Melbourne last week. My slides are available … Continue reading →

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Why is budget repair so difficult?

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Gene Tunny

One of my favourite movie scenes is from Jaws, when Roy Scheider’s character Martin Brody, after seeing the shark for the first time, tells the captain “You’re going to need a bigger boat.” That scene came into my mind in … Continue reading →

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Qld private independent schools saving taxpayers $1 billion per annum

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Gene Tunny

Independent Schools Queensland yesterday released a report it commissioned from AEC Group on the economic contribution of its 190 member schools (i.e. non-Catholic private schools) to Queensland, revealing a direct contribution of over 14,000 jobs and $1.8 billion in gross … Continue reading →

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NFPs recognise need to innovate as government funding is now much less reliable

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Gene Tunny

Over the first part of this week I was in Melbourne and Sydney attending and presenting at the CPA Australia Not-For-Profit Conference, which will be also held in Brisbane next Wednesday and Thursday. If you are involved in an NFP … Continue reading →

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Regional rescue packages have a poor record

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Gene Tunny

The Sunday Mail reported this morning that Queensland Federal Government MPs are “at odds over federal relief funding for Queensland” in response to the economic downturn in much of the State outside SEQ (e.g. note the large job losses in … Continue reading →

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What economic indicators should board directors monitor?

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Gene Tunny

I have recently published an article on the website of the corporate governance consultancy firm Effective Governance, at which I am a specialist adviser, regarding: What Economic Indicators Should Board Directors Monitor? The article was inspired by a recent Harvard … Continue reading →

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