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Tag Archives: curtisisland
ABC Brisbane radio interview on CommSec & Deloitte economic reports
I had an enjoyable chat yesterday afternoon with Steve Austin on the 612 ABC Brisbane Drive program regarding the latest CommSec and Deloitte economic reports which had generated political debate during the day. While state Treasurer Jackie Trad highlighted that … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged 612abcbrisbane, abc, commsec, curtisisland, deloitte, lng, stateofthestates, watercrisis
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Coal and LNG push Qld commodity exports up to $1 billion per week
The surge in coal prices in the second half of 2016 and increased exports of LNG from Gladstone’s Curtis Island have pushed Queensland’s commodity exports to over $52 billion in 2016, or $1 billion per week, up from around $49 … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Mining, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, coal, curtisisland, exports, gladstone, lng, qld, qldtreasury, queensland
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Heavy construction decline has been greater in Qld than in WA
As I have discussed previously, relatively weak economic conditions in several Queensland regions, including Townsville and the outback, have been partly due to the mining downturn (see my post from last Saturday). At the same time as capital expenditure on … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Mining, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, capex, construction, constructionactivity, curtisisland, gladstone, heavyconstruction, lng, mining, qld, qldoutback, queensland, resources, townsville, wa
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Upcoming Qld Treasury briefing on Budget economic forecasts to ESA Qld
As the Secretary of the Queensland Branch of the Economic Society of Australia, I am very pleased that Greg Uptin, a senior Queensland Treasury official, will once again brief us on the Treasury’s economic forecasts underpinning the 2016-17 State Budget. … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged csg, curtisisland, forecasts, gladstone, lng, overseastrade, qld, qldeconomy, qldtreasury, queensland
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Exports to bolster Qld economy in difficult year ahead
Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt is doing his best to talk up the Queensland economy, noting in recent media releases that Queensland exports are soaring and that Deloitte is forecasting 4.5 per cent economic growth in Queensland in 2015-16 and 4 … Continue reading
Posted in Exports, Macroeconomy
Tagged curtisisland, deloitte, exports, gladstone, gsp, lng, meat, qld, queensland
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Curtis Island LNG projects more-or-less doubled heavy construction activity in peak period
About the great American mountain-man Jim Bridger, Johnny Horton sang “That he was making history never once occurred to him.” I wonder if the men and women who have worked on the Curtis Island LNG plants have realised that they … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Macroeconomy, Mining
Tagged abs, bechtel, buildingapprovals, construction, curtisisland, eurozone, greece, imf, lng, qld, queensland
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Queensland economic outlook for 2015
It became clear toward the end of 2014 that the upcoming Queensland election would be fought in a relatively weak economy. 2014 unfortunately saw an increase in Queensland’s unemployment rate from around 6 per cent to around 7 per cent … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy
Tagged australiandollar, buidlingapprovals, cciq, curtisisland, economy, gas, gladstone, lng, myefo, qld, qldtreasury, queensland, royalties, treasury, unemployment
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