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Tag Archives: 612abcbrisbane
ABC Brisbane radio interview on Qld Councils
I had a nice chat with 612 ABC Brisbane’s Steve Austin on his Drive program yesterday afternoon regarding my most recent post New round of council amalgamations should be considered following Logan & Ipswich sackings. I began by telling Steve … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 612abcbrisbane, abc, amalgamations, councils, ipswich, lgas, logan, qld, queensland
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ABC radio interviews on Beautiful One Day, Broke the Next & Qld Gov’t MYFER
Earlier today I spoke with Steve Austin on his 612 ABC Brisbane Drive program about the Queensland Government’s Mid Year Fiscal and Economic Review and my recently published book Beautiful One Day, Broke the Next. While the state government today reported … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Uncategorized
Tagged 612abcbrisbane, abc, budget, connorcourt, debt, deficits, myfer, qld, qldtreasury, queensland, treasury
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Low wages growth & the drop in household saving – 612 ABC Brisbane panel discussion
Low wages growth and the drop in household saving recorded in the June quarter National Accounts were considered in a panel discussion I participated in on Emma Griffiths’s 612 ABC Brisbane Focus program yesterday morning, which you can listen to … Continue reading
Posted in IR, Labour market, Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged 612abcbrisbane, abc, cciq, minimumwage, qcu, saving, smallbusiness, trade, treasury, unions, wages
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Is the Dutton Park high-rise high school really necessary?
David Gillespie, Brisbane State High School Council Chairman (and author of Free Schools and Sweet Poison) gave a terrific interview on the 612 ABC Brisbane Breakfast program (at 2:18:50) yesterday morning. He argued State High’s over-enrollment problem is due to … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Uncategorized
Tagged 612abcbrisbane, brisbane, bshs, duttonpark, education, educationqld, qld, schoolchoice, schoolfunding, statehigh
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Inner Brisbane Cross River Rail CAPEX comparable to statewide education CAPEX
Just before I appeared on 612 ABC Brisbane’s Breakfast program last week, one of the presenters Bec Levingston asked Deputy Premier Treasurer Jackie Trad what it would cost to air condition every classroom in Queensland, a question she obviously couldn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Uncategorized
Tagged 612abcbrisbane, brisbane, capitalworks, crossriverrail, crr, infrastructure, qld, queensland, secondrangecrossing, toowoomba
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My ABC radio interviews on the Qld state budget for 2018-19
I made two trips to ABC’s South Brisbane studios yesterday. On the Breakfast program, hosts Bec Levingston and Craig Zonca and I chatted about Queensland’s growing state debt, the distinction between good and bad debt, and the state’s credit rating. … Continue reading
ABC Brisbane radio interview on CommSec & Deloitte economic reports
I had an enjoyable chat yesterday afternoon with Steve Austin on the 612 ABC Brisbane Drive program regarding the latest CommSec and Deloitte economic reports which had generated political debate during the day. While state Treasurer Jackie Trad highlighted that … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged 612abcbrisbane, abc, commsec, curtisisland, deloitte, lng, stateofthestates, watercrisis
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