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Another costly unnecessary lockdown for Brisbane

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Gene Tunny

It’s obvious now we were lulled into a false sense of security several weeks ago by Queensland CHO Jeannette Young when she said future lockdowns were unlikely. Our CHO has panicked once again, caused the Premier a sleepless night, and … Continue reading →

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Pick up in net internal migration to regional Qld

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Gene Tunny

Yesterday’s post covered the surge in net interstate migration to Queensland during the pandemic. The surge reflects: a) departures from Queensland to other states falling a lot (by 16% in September quarter 2020 compared with September quarter 2019), which could … Continue reading →

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Brisbane Lockdown 2.0 – the sequel no one wanted

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Gene Tunny

To keep Queenslanders safe, our state government has decided to lock down the over2 million residents of Greater Brisbane for the next three days, but its sudden, unexpected announcement at 8am sparked immediate panic buying in our supermarkets, and an … Continue reading →

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