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Great new ANZSOG paper recommends two tiers of Government
Former Treasury Deputy Secretary Richard Murray has written an excellent paper published by ANZSOG recommending Australia adopt a two tiered system of Government comprising the Commonwealth and 24 city/regional Governments. The Courier-Mail has interpreted this as abolishing State Governments, but … Continue reading
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Is Townsville or Cairns the capital of North Qld?
There is an amusing debate occurring in North Queensland between Cairns economist Bill Cummings and Townsville economist Colin Dwyer over whether Cairns or Townsville has the larger population, as reported in the Townsville Bulletin on Friday. While there are more … Continue reading
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CCIQ hoping for relief from high Aussie dollar
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland was quick to welcome the temporary decline in the Australian dollar below parity with the US dollar today: Some Aussie Dollar respite for Queensland businesses Clearly many Queensland businesses, especially in tourism, are … Continue reading
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Qld only State with recovery in building approvals
Obviously today’s shocking building approvals data from the ABS increase the chances of an interest rate cut tomorrow (see Pressure grows for rate cut). Based on the ABS’s trend estimates for the major States, Queensland is the only State in … Continue reading
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Australians returning to Qld tourism regions (except for the Gold Coast)
Gold Coast community leaders will be disappointed by data published yesterday by Tourism Queensland which show domestic visitor numbers declined in the 2011 calendar year, while other Queensland regions experienced an increase in domestic visitors: International visitor numbers have declined … Continue reading
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If Holden is so good for the economy, why does it need $275M more from taxpayers?
I’m disappointed but not surprised by today’s announcement that the Commonwealth, Victorian and SA Governments will dole out an additional $275 million to Holden. It continues our ridiculous effort to buy ourselves a car industry – at a cost of … Continue reading
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A remarkable Queenslander commits political suicide
No one can deny Kevin Rudd’s exceptional intelligence and star quality, but he has no way back from his resignation as Foreign Minister today, particularly after some of the Labor Party’s most powerful people – Swan, Crean and Burke – … Continue reading
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One in ten NSW residents would prefer to live in Queensland
Interstate migration to Queensland has been at low levels recently but I expect it to rebound as a result of Australia’s two-speed economy. As growth in NSW and Victoria will be sluggish compared with Queensland and WA, I expect many … Continue reading
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Not another referendum on local government
Australians, rightly in my view, have previously rejected constitutional recognition for local government at referendums in 1988 and 1974 (see this Parliamentary Library paper), but unfortunately the issue keeps coming back, as reported by the Australian this morning: AN expert … Continue reading
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Commonwealth may need to guarantee State borrowings again
Obviously, if the euro zone breaks up, as many commentators including the Economist (Is this really the end?) see as reasonably likely, the global economy will suffer a massive negative shock and we may need to revisit forecasts of a … Continue reading
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Queensland Economy Watch 