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Tag Archives: crr
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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Economics of infrastructure interview with Craig Lawrence of Lytton Advisory
I spend much of my spare time listening to podcasts, including EconTalk, Planet Money, and the Tim Ferriss Show among others, and I’ve often thought it’s about time I start my own podcast. Over the last month or so, I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Uncategorized
Tagged cba, costbenefitanalysis, crr, infrastructure
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How much land value uplift could Trad expect from Cross River Rail?
Queensland Deputy Premier-Treasurer Jackie Trad is facing a serious political crisis, after she delayed in declaring her husband purchased an investment property that could potentially be worth tens of thousands of dollars more as a result of the award of … Continue reading
Posted in Transport, Uncategorized
Tagged boggoroad, crr, gabba, qld, queensland, trad
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Qld Gov’t CAPEX – Brisbane’s inner city the big winner
Brisbane inner city workers and residents should start expecting some heavy construction activity around them soon as Cross River Rail capital expenditures are expected to amount to around $1.48 billion in 2019-20, according to the Capital Statement in the Queensland … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Uncategorized
Tagged budget, capex, capitalworks, crossriverrail, crr, education, infrastructure, qld, qldbudget, qldgovernment
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Trad’s Cross River Rail & state budget plans wrecked by Coalition victory
Queensland Deputy Premier and Treasurer Jackie Trad and her senior Treasury officials will be vexed by the implications of the shock federal Coalition victory yesterday for Cross River Rail funding and the state budget. I expect Trad and state Treasury … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Transport
Tagged adani, capitalgains, coal, crossriverrail, crr, debt, frankingcredits, negativegearing, property, qldtreasury, royalties, stampduty, statebudget
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Qld construction industry outlook for 2019 discouraging despite #BNE2025 projects
My colleague Nick Behrens from QEAS has published an informative post on the major projects, such as Cross River Rail and Brisbane Live, which will boost construction activity in Brisbane in future years: The BNE 2025 projects represent a renaissance … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, bne2025, brisbanelive, buildingindustry, civilconstruction, construction, crr, ggplot2, qld, qmca, queensland, r
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Qld Infrastructure pipeline not gushing
Last Friday, Building Queensland, the state government’s semi-independent infrastructure adviser, released its latest Infrastructure Pipeline Report, which identified some interesting projects that BQ has led the development of business cases for, such as the $2 billion Brisbane Live Roma St … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Uncategorized
Tagged bq, brisbanelive, buildingqld, crr, infrastructure, qld, qmca, queensland, romast, townsville
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Industry groups right to say Qld economy failing to create the number of jobs needed
I am pleased to see that peak industry bodies (e.g. the Property Council of Australia and the Infrastructure Association of Qld) are saying the same thing I have been regarding Queensland’s lacklustre jobs growth, with the Sunday Mail* today reporting: … Continue reading
Posted in Labour market, Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged adani, brisbanelive, crossriverrail, crr, deloitte, iaq, infrastructure, jobs, nsw, propertycouncil, qld, queensland, sundaymail, victoria
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Inner Brisbane Cross River Rail CAPEX comparable to statewide education CAPEX
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
Posted in Infrastructure, Uncategorized
Tagged 612abcbrisbane, brisbane, capitalworks, crossriverrail, crr, infrastructure, qld, queensland, secondrangecrossing, toowoomba
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Impressive list of speakers at IAQ Qld Infrastructure Summit on 29 August
I am honoured to be a presenter at IAQ’s upcoming Queensland Infrastructure Summit on 29 August in Brisbane, alongside our Deputy Premier Jackie Trad, Treasurer Curtis Pitt, Deputy Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington, and other luminaries including my old UQ economics … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Uncategorized
Tagged brisbane, crossriverrail, crr, iaq, infrastructure, infrastructuresummit, qld, queensland, xrr
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