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Tag Archives: jobs
Special deals can be bad deals for Government – my comments in today’s Courier-Mail re. Maryborough trains contract
The Queensland Government is facing big questions over the closeness of two prominent lobbyists to the highest levels of government in the state (e.g. see this Brisbane Times report). I don’t necessarily have a problem with lobbyists, so long as: … Continue reading
Posted in Queensland Government
Tagged brisbanetimes, couriermail, downer, jobs, maryborough, qldtreasury, regionaldevelopment, righttoinformation, rti, trains, widebayburnett
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Bold claim from Qld Treasurer: more Queenslanders working now than pre-COVID restrictions
Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick has made a bold claim, which I disagree with, that more Queenslanders are working now than were working pre-COVID. The Treasurer’s claim is based on the October Labour Force data published by the ABS on Thursday, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged abs, australia, coal, coronavirus, covid-19, employment, jobs, labourforce, lng, payrolljobs, qld
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JobMaker appears poorly targeted – great analysis from ex-Senator John Black
Former Queensland Labor Senator and Executive Chairman of Education Geographics John Black has a great article on his website arguing We told you so…JobMaker misses the real target. Recall that JobMaker is the federal government’s hiring credit for newly engaged … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged abs, ato, coronavirus, covid-19, employment, jobmaker, jobs, olderworkers, payrolljobs, unemployment, youth
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Minimum wages and employment podcast discussion
Apart from Joe Biden winning the US Presidency and the Democratic Party otherwise under-performing, in my view, the major news coming out of last week’s elections in the US was Florida voting to increase its minimum wage to $15/hour by … Continue reading
Qld has highest unemployment rate, but we’ve actually coped with COVID-shock better than most states
Queensland once again has the highest unemployment rate in Australia (7.7% compared with a national average of 6.9%), as revealed by the September Labour Force Survey data released by the ABS yesterday, but we need to be careful in jumping … Continue reading
Posted in Labour market, Macroeconomy
Tagged abs, australia, coronavirus, covid-19, jobs, qld, queensland, underemployment, unemployment
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Campaigning pollies recognise importance of resources sector to Qld economy
The Guardian Australia’s Queensland correspondent Ben Smee has a nice summary of our Premier’s first week of election campaigning in his article on the Queensland paradox, whereby politicians have to appeal to voters in both Townsville and Toowong: The premier, … Continue reading
Posted in Mining
Tagged abs, coronavirus, covid-19, economy, jobs, qld, qldelection, resources
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Red tape and regulation – CIS On Liberty podcast
Yesterday I spoke with Associate Professor Salvatore Babones from Sydney Uni on my forthcoming Centre for Independent Studies Policy Paper Rationalising Regulation. You can watch our conversation on YouTube via the player below. Thanks to those readers who I know … Continue reading
Posted in Productivity
Tagged adani, australia, cis, economy, environment, epbcact, jobs, lawfare, productivity, qpc, redtape, regulation
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Mining & Ag have partly shielded several Qld regions from COVID shock
As shown in my post on the latest payroll jobs data from the ABS, the regions which have fared the best in Queensland since the COVID-related economic crisis began in March are Toowoomba and Central Queensland, likely due to the … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Labour market, Mining, Toowoomba
Tagged abs, agriculture, coronavirus, covid-19, employment, jobs, mining, payrolljobs, qld, queensland, unemployment, victoria
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Gold Coast and Inner Brisbane the worst affected Qld regions in employment terms
According to the latest regional payroll jobs data released by the ABS today, in early August employment on the Gold Coast was still 6% below the level it was mid-March, before all the major COVID-related restrictions began (see chart below). … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Labour market, Macroeconomy
Tagged abs, brisbane, coronavirus, covid-19, employment, goldcoast, hospitality, innercitybrisbane, jobs, payroll, tourism
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Catch up on COVID-19 with Joe Branigan
I fear that the draconian stage 4 restrictions in Victoria and Queensland’s re-imposition of the hard border with NSW are over-the-top, disproportionate policy responses that will cause unwarranted economic and social harm, both short and long-term. Earlier today, I chatted … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Queensland Government, Tourism
Tagged australia, coronavirus, covid-19, economics, economy, employment, jobs, qld, queensland, sweden, uk, usa, victoria, work
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