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Surge in Qld youth employment over 2017

Posted on January 19, 2018 by

You have probably seen the media coverage of the strong jobs growth over 2017 for Australia. Queensland played a large part in this, with the highest employment growth rate among states and territories (4.6 percent through-the-year) and an increase in … Continue reading →

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Go Brisbane! My comments in today’s Courier-Mail on Brisbane’s economic future

Posted on August 28, 2017 by

Well done to the Courier-Mail for reviving its “Go Queensland” campaign, this time with a focus on Brisbane, which today’s front page is labeling as the “City of Dreams.” Today’s paper features excellent articles (which are pay-walled, sorry) by demographer … Continue reading →

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My thoughts on Deloitte’s Confidently Queensland Report

Posted on August 7, 2017 by

Deloitte, one of the big four professional services firms, has recently released a very interesting and informative report titled Confidently Queensland, which presents Deloitte’s goals for Queensland in 2027: liveable communities, a diversified economy, and inclusive growth. The report was … Continue reading →

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Greater labour mobility a better way to assist PNG than budgetary support

Posted on March 13, 2017 by

Last Thursday, ABC News reported that Papua New Guinea has asked for a re-direction of Australia’s foreign aid program towards direct contributions to PNG’s health and education budgets. PNG, a country already struggling with high population growth and public health … Continue reading →

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Health, aged care & tourism will generate jobs in Qld at the end of the mining boom

Posted on August 28, 2015 by

At the end of the mining boom, as capital expenditure plummets (chart above) from an elevated level, and ten thousand new jobs expected in the Galilee basin now appear unlikely, it is probably not surprising that some commentators are getting … Continue reading →

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Government right to consider migration for aged care, child care and disability care jobs

Posted on July 12, 2015 by

One of the most interesting things I did while at the Treasury was to help develop the program for the first G20 meeting in Australia, which was a workshop on Demographic Challenges and Migration, held in Sydney in August 2005, … Continue reading →

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End of the mining boom – speech notes and slides

Posted on May 5, 2015 by

In Brisbane today, in the theatre of Morgans Financial Limited, along with Griffith’s Tony Makin and Morgans’ Michael Knox, I spoke on “The end of the mining boom”, at an event organised by Griffith’s APEC Study Centre. My slides are … Continue reading →

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Health & aged care will drive jobs growth in coming years

Posted on April 17, 2015 by

The March labour force data released yesterday by the ABS show the Queensland unemployment rate has stabilised at around 6.5%, which, while relatively high (see chart above), is not too bad from a historical perspective, as I’ve noted before (Don’t … Continue reading →

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