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Grattan 2019 Budget panel discussion I’m participating in at Qld State Library

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Gene Tunny

I’m really pleased to have been invited to be one of the panelists in the Grattan Institute’s upcoming panel discussion on the 2019 federal budget on the evening of Tuesday 9 April, one week after the budget, at the Queensland … Continue reading →

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QEW week that was video – coal, negative gearing & the economic outlook

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Gene Tunny

Posts from me and other commentators mentioned or alluded to in this video include: Housing industry round table with Treasurer Frydenberg at Parliament House Latest Qld wages growth and Qld labour market summary from Nick Behrens WTF happened to BNE-CNS? … Continue reading →

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Housing industry round table with Treasurer Frydenberg at Parliament House on Monday 18/2/19

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Gene Tunny

I felt honoured to attend a housing industry round table with federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Assistant Treasurer Zed Seselja at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 18 February 2019. Prime Minister Scott Morrison opened the round table but had … Continue reading →

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Keynes’s Economic Consequences of the Peace in its centennial year

Posted on January 27, 2019 by Gene Tunny

I recorded this video yesterday morning on some possible reading/re-reading for the Australia Day long weekend: John Maynard Keynes’s Economic Consequences of the Peace, now in its centennial year. You can find the book’s full text online. The book was published … Continue reading →

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Qld economy continues to disappoint

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Gene Tunny

Queensland’s economic under-performance, which I’ve been commenting on regularly (e.g. see Deloitte’s weird definition of “strong employment growth”), is a major part of the reason why Australia’s GDP growth for September quarter came in lower than expected yesterday. The ABS … Continue reading →

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My comments in “Liberal bloodbath” Diplomat article

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Gene Tunny

Brisbane-based writer Anthony Fensom has written an excellent article at The Diplomat titled Liberal Bloodbath Repels Australian Voters in which he quotes me among other commentators: Similarly, economist Gene Tunny said the 2019 result was already a foregone conclusion, despite … Continue reading →

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612 ABC Focus discussion on negative gearing – also featuring shadow treasurer Chris Bowen & Master Builders’ Paul Bidwell

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Gene Tunny

Well done to Emma Griffiths for tackling the challenging topic of negative gearing on her 612 ABC Brisbane Focus program yesterday morning. I participated in an interesting discussion which also featured the deputy head of Master Builders Queensland Paul Bidwell … Continue reading →

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Occupational employment shares in Qld & rest of Australia over the last 30 years

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Gene Tunny

In my previous post I compared the shares of employed people in different occupations across states and territories: Professionals’ share of employment much lower in Qld than in southern states. Based on several questions I’ve had regarding that post, I … Continue reading →

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Professionals’ share of employment much lower in Qld than in southern states

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Gene Tunny

Regular reader Mike Willis made an excellent comment regarding my previous post breaking down the difference between Queensland’s unemployment rate and the rate for the rest of Australia, with Mike observing: Am I correct in guessing that the relative deficit … Continue reading →

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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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