Tag Archives: brisbane

Is the Dutton Park high-rise high school really necessary?

Posted on August 4, 2018 by

David Gillespie, Brisbane State High School Council Chairman (and author of Free Schools and Sweet Poison) gave a terrific interview on the 612 ABC Brisbane Breakfast program (at 2:18:50) yesterday morning. He argued State High’s over-enrollment problem is due to … Continue reading →

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A question you could ask RBA Deputy Governor Guy Debelle at ESA Qld business lunch on 22 August

Posted on July 3, 2018 by

Ten years after the 2008 financial crisis, economists are still debating whether the policy response at the time was excessive or insufficient (e.g. the excellent recent Macro Musings podcast with Larry Ball on the Lehman collapse) and whether banking needs … Continue reading →

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Inner Brisbane Cross River Rail CAPEX comparable to statewide education CAPEX

Posted on June 21, 2018 by

Just before I appeared on 612 ABC Brisbane’s Breakfast program last week, one of the presenters Bec Levingston asked Deputy Premier Treasurer Jackie Trad what it would cost to air condition every classroom in Queensland, a question she obviously couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Better to let the private sector risk money on a new Brisbane theatre

Posted on May 28, 2018 by

In a November 2015 post New 1,500 seat theatre would likely be a waste of taxpayers’ money, I questioned the desirability of a state government-funded $1.3M business case to investigate a new 1,500 seat theatre for Brisbane. At the time, … 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

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

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

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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