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Concorde’s lesson for gov’t industry promotion efforts

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Gene Tunny

Interventionist industry policies by governments, such as the Queensland Government’s current hydrogen industry strategy, are usually viewed sceptically by economists, because they often deliver poor value for money for taxpayers and don’t have logical rationales. One notorious example from history … Continue reading →

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Qld Premier highlights my JobKeeper comments in Instagram post

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Gene Tunny

Thanks to John McCarthy for yesterday’s InQld story picking up my comments in yesterday’s QEW post regarding the need for the federal government to extend JobKeeper in some form for tourism-dependent businesses. John’s story has been noticed and shared by … Continue reading →

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JobKeeper has been stimulating in multiple ways – evidence from Lush Marcoola

Posted on January 23, 2021 by Gene Tunny

Well done to Matty Holdsworth from the Sunshine Coast Daily for some excellent reporting on the Lush Marcoola brothel which was re-printed in today’s print edition of the Courier-Mail on p. 47: YOUNG men cashed up on JobKeeper payments kept … Continue reading →

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How much cheaper is it to fly from Cairns to Brisbane today than in the mid-Thirties?

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Gene Tunny

While in Cairns yesterday for a meeting, I found a little bit of time to pop into the Cairns Museum, in the grand old School of Arts Building in the centre of town, where I found this very interesting poster … Continue reading →

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