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- Australian coverage of my upcoming Qld Parliamentary Inquiry appearance
- Individual public servants blamed while politicisation of Qld public service goes unaddressed
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Tag Archives: brisbane
Chat with CCIQ’s Jack Baxter on collapse in business conditions & confidence
I spoke with CCIQ Economic and Policy Advisor Jack Baxter earlier today regarding the corona-crisis-induced collapse in business conditions and confidence reported in the March quarter Suncorp-CCIQ Pulse Survey report. Business conditions and confidence are at their worst levels in … Continue reading
Posted in Labour market, Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged australia, brisbane, cairns, cciq, coronavirus, covid-19, goldcoast, hospitality, landtax, manufacturing, payrolltax, pulse, qld, qldeconomy, queensland, stampduty, suncorp, tourism
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City Infrastructure with Craig Lawrence – Economics Explained ep.26
At this stage, the official line is that Queensland’s local government elections will still go ahead on Saturday 28 March despite the coronavirus threat, although the Queensland Electoral Commissioner has told ABC Radio “Things could change…” (see this ABC News … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Uncategorized
Tagged activetransport, bridges, brisbane, capex, cba, costbenefitanalysis, crossriverrail, discountrate, economics, externalities, infrastructure, kangaroopoint, netbenefits, netpresentvalue, npv, opex, parks, traveltimesavings, tunnels, widereconomicbenefits
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Cross River Rail cost blowout means project doesn’t stack up
Based on recent Courier-Mail reports of a huge cost blowout, the Cross River Rail project could deliver a net loss to the community of around $5 billion, or almost $1,000 for every Queenslander. The latest news about the troubled Cross … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane, Transport
Tagged brisbane, buildingqld, couriermail, crossriverrail, crr, queensland, seq
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My top ten posts of the 2010s
Since I started Queensland Economy Watch in June 2010, I’ve attempted to cover the changing fortunes of the Queensland economy and state budget as accurately and objectively as possible. It’s been a great experience. I’ve learned a lot and met … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged adani, brisbane, cairns, construction, crime, financialcrisis, nq, propertymarket, qew, royalties, superrich, townsville, unemployment
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Government Budget Analysis Training Day on 22 November at the Johnson, Spring Hill, Brisbane
I’m excited to announce my old friend and colleague Joe Branigan and I will be holding a training day on government budget analysis on Friday 22 November at the Johnson Hotel, Spring Hill, Brisbane. Tickets are available via Eventbrite: Government … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Uncategorized
Tagged brisbane, budgetpolicy, debt, deficits, fiscalpolicy, johnson, publicfinance, springhill
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Economics of apartment living podcast discussion with Dr Stephen Thornton
I’ve just published a new Economics Explained episode in which I interview regular QEW contributor Dr Stephen Thornton on the economics of apartment living: Economics Explained episode 2 – Economics of apartment living Issues discussed include: drivers of rising incidence … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Uncategorized
Tagged airbnb, apartments, brisbane, economicsexplained, pets, podcast, qld, queensland, realestate, strata, urbanisation
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Let’s have Brisbane Festival retail trading hours all year round
Accustomed as I am to Queensland’s over-regulated economy, I was surprised the other week when shopping at the Spring Hill Woolworths to find out it has extended trading hours during the current Brisbane Festival season, which culminates in the River … Continue reading
Posted in Retail trade, Uncategorized
Tagged #BrisbaneAnyDay, brisbane, brisbanefestival, qirc, retailtrade, tradinghours
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Retail Therapy – recommended reading
I’ve recently discovered that what Nespresso does at its Queen St Mall Boutique, where it offers free cups of coffee to customers in a cafe-style setting, is “Brand Theatre”. I figured this out after reading Retail Therapy, a recently published … Continue reading
Posted in Retail trade, Uncategorized
Tagged australia, brisbane, nespresso, queenstmall, retail, retailapocalypse, retailtrade
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BCC should consider economic consequences of townhouse ban
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
Posted in Housing, Uncategorized
Tagged bcc, brisbane, hertitage, housing, townhouses, urbansprawl, yimbyqld
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Priorities for boosting tourism in Qld
Veteran ad man Don Morris AO spoke to the Property Leaders Brisbane group at the swanky Emporium South Bank hotel on Thursday night about how Queensland can boost tourism. Morris, now at Pure Projects, was part of the Mojo Advertising … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane, Tourism
Tagged brisbane, emporium, moretonbay, operahouse, qld, queensland, southbank, springhill, tnq, tourism, tradinghours
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