Tag Archives: coronavirus

ABC radio interview on COVID-19 Fiscal and Economic Review

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Gene Tunny

Yesterday afternoon I had a great conversation with Steve Austin on his 612 ABC Brisbane Drive program regarding the state government’s budget update it published on Monday. We discussed the issues I covered in my post Woefully inadequate budget update, … Continue reading →

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Upcoming FACCI Federal Budget seminar on 9 October

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Gene Tunny

On Friday 9 October, I’ll be facilitating a video conference for the French-Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FACCI) on the 2020 federal budget, which looks to be in poorer shape as each day passes, with the ongoing stage 4 … Continue reading →

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Qld Gov’t going for broke in COVID response

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Gene Tunny

As well as confirming Australia is in a deep recession, with a 7% fall in GDP in June quarter, the National Accounts published by the ABS earlier today revealed Queensland state and local governments (mostly the state government) are spending … Continue reading →

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Deep recession to be quantified in June qtr National Accounts released tomorrow

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Gene Tunny

Age/SMH Senior Economics Correspondent Shane Wright has written a great summary of the business indicators data released yesterday by the ABS: An economy like 2016 as sales and wages collapse. The business indicators data are pieces of the jigsaw puzzle … Continue reading →

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Mining & Ag have partly shielded several Qld regions from COVID shock

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Gene Tunny

As shown in my post on the latest payroll jobs data from the ABS, the regions which have fared the best in Queensland since the COVID-related economic crisis began in March are Toowoomba and Central Queensland, likely due to the … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the New Normal – latest podcast episode

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Gene Tunny

Regarding a new normal in a post-COVID world, in the June 2020 issue of Monocle magazine, the Editor Tyler Brule wrote: We don’t want a heavy handed ‘new normal.’ We want people to act responsibly but we also want families, … Continue reading →

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Gold Coast and Inner Brisbane the worst affected Qld regions in employment terms

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Gene Tunny

According to the latest regional payroll jobs data released by the ABS today, in early August employment on the Gold Coast was still 6% below the level it was mid-March, before all the major COVID-related restrictions began (see chart below). … Continue reading →

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National leadership needed on interstate borders

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Gene Tunny

Unless we get a COVID-19 vaccine soon, we’re most likely facing years of profound economic and social pain. Every day brings more news of businesses that will never re-open and jobs lost (e.g. earlier this year Arc Dining closed permanently … Continue reading →

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Chief Medical Officers should make their value judgements clear and Premiers shouldn’t just defer to them

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Gene Tunny

The Australian Institute for Progress ran an excellent webinar last night, on the economic response to the pandemic, featuring prominent Australian businesswoman and former ACT Chief Minister Kate Carnell and Griffith University Economics Professor Tony Makin. It’s certainly a good … Continue reading →

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Qld may see a surge of interstate migrants from Victoria post-COVID

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Gene Tunny

I expect many Victorians suffering through stage four restrictions due to the COVID-19 outbreak will be contemplating a move to Queensland. And some savvy Victorians have found a way to do just that already. For instance, see this Nine News … Continue reading →

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