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Qld Treasury must be very worried about Olympics cost blowout

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Gene Tunny

The Queensland Treasurer is being criticised for not being a team player on the Olympics (e.g. in the Courier-Mail), but what he’s being criticised over is, in my view, Cameron Dick’s finest moment in the job so far. InQld has … Continue reading →

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Brisbane Council CEO $700k pay chat with Scott Emerson on 4BC

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Gene Tunny

I had a good chat with Scott Emerson on his 4BC Drive program on Tuesday afternoon about the fat pay packet of Brisbane City Council boss Colin Jensen, who is paid over $700k each year, placing him easily in the … Continue reading →

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Bad planning policies leading to poor outcomes in Brisbane City according to UQ researchers

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Gene Tunny

Two UQ geographers have written a great Conversation article, republished in the Brisbane Times, on Why city policy to ‘protect the Brisbane backyard’ is failing. The authors argue that current planning policies lead to undesirable outcomes. Current Brisbane City Council … Continue reading →

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BCC should consider economic consequences of townhouse ban

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Gene Tunny

Yesterday, Brisbane City Council closed its consultation process for its proposed ban of townhouses and multi-unit developments in areas zoned low-density residential, such as Chapel Hill and Mount Gravatt (e.g. see map below). The YIMBY QLD group, led by Natalie … Continue reading →

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City of Brisbane Investment Corporation should be shut down

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Gene Tunny

In a victory for transparency, Brisbane ABC reporter Tim Swanston has finally got hold of PwC’s scathing review of Brisbane City Council’s City of Brisbane Investment Corporation, its so-called future fund. I recall discussing the rumoured existence of a damning … Continue reading →

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Qld Councils & the 80/20 rule – 81% of Queenslanders live in just 12 out of 78 LGAs

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Gene Tunny

In the final week of 2018, the Brisbane Times published an article The capital cities that ate Australia, which opened: They are the capital cities eating up the rest of Australia. Already home to more than two-thirds of the nation’s … Continue reading →

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BCC residential parking permit zone in West End & Highgate Hill is bad policy

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Gene Tunny

I have previously posted on the high cost of free parking, the problem identified by UCLA economics professor Donald Shoup that arises when councils do not properly price access to on-street parking (see Another example of the high cost of … Continue reading →

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South Brisbane & South Townsville top Qld in building approvals so far in 2017-18

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Gene Tunny

In my last post, I considered the Queensland construction industry outlook. In today’s post, I take advantage of new data on building approvals at the small area level (ABS SA2 regions) for 2017-18 so far released by the ABS yesterday. … Continue reading →

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4BC Dora the Explorer interview & ABC News coverage of my CBIC analysis

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Gene Tunny

Dora the Explorer interview with Ben Davis on 4BC Yesterday afternoon I had an enjoyable chat with Ben Davis on his 4BC wireless show Brisbane Live regarding the state government’s use of taxpayers’ money to lure the live action Dora … Continue reading →

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City of Brisbane Investment Corporation’s peculiar investment philosophy

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Gene Tunny

I have previously been critical of the City of Brisbane Investment Corporation (CBIC), which is owned by the Brisbane City Council, but is becoming a significant property investor and developer, raising all sorts of questions about the risk it is … Continue reading →

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