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Recent Posts
- Certified Corona-Immunity as a Resource with Prof. Benno Torgler, QUT – Economics Explained ep.30
- 612 ABC Brisbane follow-up interview on AOFM bond auctions/gov’t borrowing
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- Paradox of Thrift in recessions and depressions
- The Fast Depression – 10 million newly jobless Americans in just two weeks
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- Certified Corona-Immunity as a Resource with Prof. Benno Torgler, QUT - Economics Explained ep.30
- Heat map of Brisbane metro property prices – big opportunities in the Western corridor?
- Top twenty largest cities and towns in Queensland by population
- QR-Aurizon experience shows benefits of privatisation - Steel on Steel is recommended reading
- Catch up on COVID-19 with CCIQ Chief Economist Dr Marcus Smith
- Ten years since Queensland lost its AAA credit rating
- Huge financial sustainability challenges for Qld’s remote Indigenous councils
- 612 ABC Brisbane follow-up interview on AOFM bond auctions/gov't borrowing
- Which Qld regions are the most productive per capita?
- The Fast Depression – 10 million newly jobless Americans in just two weeks
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Tag Archives: debt
612 ABC Brisbane follow-up interview on AOFM bond auctions/gov’t borrowing
As I told 612 ABC Brisbane Drive program host Steve Austin earlier this evening, the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) had a good day today, running a successful $2 billion bond auction, selling $2 billion of bonds at a … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged 612abcbrisbane, aofm, australia, bonds, borrowing, coronavirus, covid-19, debt, recession, socialdistancing, treasury
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Gov’t faces huge funding challenge as it puts economy on life support
The federal government’s latest rescue measure, the JobKeeper Payment, estimated to cost $130 billion, may well be justifiable, given social distancing measures have shut down large parts of the economy for an indeterminate period, and I recognise the need to … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged aofm, australia, australiangovernment, borrowing, budget, debt, jobkeeper, mmt
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COVID-19 rescue package chat with CCIQ Chief Economist Marcus Smith
In both its scale and scope, the COVID-19 rescue package announced by the Prime Minister and Treasurer this morning is stunning. I spoke with CCIQ Chief Economist Marcus Smith earlier this afternoon regarding what he thinks about the package, and … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged aofm, australia, cairns, cciq, coronavirus, covid-19, debt, goa, goldcoast, mackay, newstart, payrolltax, qld, qldgovernment, queensland, rescuepackage, stimulus, townsville, unemployment
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Fifth anniversary of Palaszczuk Gov’t – my comments in today’s Courier-Mail
Courier-Mail State Affairs Editor Steven Wardill has written a great article on where the Palaszczuk Government is placed on its fifth anniversary today, Premier’s support plunges to same level as Bligh bloodbath, in which he quotes me: One of Queensland’s … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Infrastructure, Uncategorized
Tagged abc, budget, couriermail, debt, infrastructure, qld, queensland, queenslandgovt
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My Weekend Australian comments on Qld Future Fund
The mid-year Queensland budget update Deputy Premier-Treasurer Jackie Trad released on Thursday was one of the most interesting in a long time, and I was called on a few times for media commentary. For instance, I’m quoted in the Weekend … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Uncategorized
Tagged australian, coal, debt, myfer, qld, qldbudget, qldfuturefund, qldtreasury, queensland
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Government Budget Analysis Training Day on 22 November at the Johnson, Spring Hill, Brisbane
I’m excited to announce my old friend and colleague Joe Branigan and I will be holding a training day on government budget analysis on Friday 22 November at the Johnson Hotel, Spring Hill, Brisbane. Tickets are available via Eventbrite: Government … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Uncategorized
Tagged brisbane, budgetpolicy, debt, deficits, fiscalpolicy, johnson, publicfinance, springhill
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