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Breakfast with Keith De Lacy & me to discuss Beautiful One Day, Broke the Next

Posted on February 5, 2019 by

Former Queensland Treasurer Keith De Lacy AM and I will speak at an upcoming breakfast in West End, Brisbane on Wednesday 27 February at the Connor Court Book Room regarding my recently published book Beautiful One Day, Broke the Next: … Continue reading →

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Speech notes from Beautiful One Day, Broke the Next launch, 19 December 2018

Posted on December 20, 2018 by

Me (Gene Tunny) & Julie from Connor Court at the launch of my new book Beautiful One Day, Broke the Next, at Connor Court Book Room, West End, Brisbane Beautiful One Day, Broke the Next Today’s Australian newspaper included the … Continue reading →

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ABC radio interviews on Beautiful One Day, Broke the Next & Qld Gov’t MYFER

Posted on December 13, 2018 by

Earlier today I spoke with Steve Austin on his 612 ABC Brisbane Drive program about the Queensland Government’s Mid Year Fiscal and Economic Review and my recently published book Beautiful One Day, Broke the Next. While the state government today reported … Continue reading →

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My book Beautiful One Day, Broke the Next can be pre-ordered now

Posted on November 23, 2018 by

Regular readers will know I’ve commented extensively on Queensland’s state debt and budget policies over successive recent governments, and that I’m concerned that not enough is being done to restrain the growth of state debt, currently on a trajectory to … Continue reading →

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Lack of clarity on due diligence for GBR Foundation grant is a major concern

Posted on August 14, 2018 by

Today’s Courier-Mail includes opposing opinion pieces on the Turnbull government’s controversial $444 million grant to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, which according to the author of the first opinion piece, Foundation Managing Director Anna Marsden, is the “lead charity” for … Continue reading →

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How did the Qld government accumulate so much debt?

Posted on May 15, 2018 by

One of Queensland Deputy Premier-Treasurer Jackie Trad’s biggest challenges in her first state budget, to be delivered next month, is to demonstrate a credible debt reduction strategy. She needs to show how she can reduce state debt from its current … Continue reading →

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2018 Budget: Party like it’s 1999!

Posted on May 7, 2018 by

Guest post by Dr Andreas Chai, Economic Policy and Analysis Program, Griffith University 1999 was a great year to be alive in Australia. Apart from Prince hitting the airwaves again, Powderfinger were still playing and topped the hottest 100, the … Continue reading →

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