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Destination Gold Coast CEO right the GC’s been missing out

Posted on September 12, 2019 by

I’m usually sceptical of pleas from regional leaders for greater government investment in their regions, but I think the Destination Gold Coast CEO has a legitimate grievance. The Gold Coast Bulletin reports: THE Gold Coast’s tourism boss has blasted the … Continue reading →

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Concentration of Qld population in SEQ expected to increase with its higher rates of net migration

Posted on January 4, 2019 by

Regarding my previous post noting SEQ’s dominance in population terms, regular QEW reader Mike Willis commented perceptively: Gene, it seems the concentration will be reinforced, if the most recent Qld government statistician’s report is any guide. State population growth is … Continue reading →

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Qld Councils & the 80/20 rule – 81% of Queenslanders live in just 12 out of 78 LGAs

Posted on January 2, 2019 by

In the final week of 2018, the Brisbane Times published an article The capital cities that ate Australia, which opened: They are the capital cities eating up the rest of Australia. Already home to more than two-thirds of the nation’s … Continue reading →

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Fact check on PM’s comparison of GC film industry to tourism in economic contribution terms

Posted on October 10, 2018 by

On Monday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison made a bold claim regarding the film industry on the Gold Coast in a radio interview on Gold FM regarding the tax breaks used to lure the Godzilla vs Kong film and Disney Reef … Continue reading →

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Fact check: does a majority of Qld’s population live outside the South-East?

Posted on October 2, 2018 by

Today’s Courier-Mail editorial Parties neglect our regions at their peril contains an interesting factoid: …a majority of the population in this state lives outside the southeastern conurbation with a string of major provincial cities along a vast coastline… Is this correct? … Continue reading →

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Titans threat to abandon Cbus confirms governments have wasted money on super stadiums

Posted on April 17, 2018 by

Based on the Courier-Mail report of a threat from the Gold Coast Titans to abandon the Cbus Super Stadium, over allegedly high charges imposed by Stadiums Queensland, the huge investments successive state governments have made in super stadiums (e.g. Suncorp, Cbus … Continue reading →

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Qld economy well positioned in 2nd quarter 2018, esp. given Commonwealth Games

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

We are now in the second quarter of 2018, and it’s a good time to review the economic outlook for Queensland. Job vacancy data released by the ABS last Thursday were very encouraging, and suggest the current economic upswing, encompassing … Continue reading →

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