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Tag Archives: lng
Lowest confidence in six years – not a happy Friday in Qld
Earlier this year I encountered some resistance at various presentations I gave on the gloomy outlook for the Queensland economy, but I suspect I wouldn’t get much push back now. Today, the Courier-Mail is reporting on its latest YouGov poll results: CONFIDENCE … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, australia, capex, economy, lng, nab, qld, queensland
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Rates applied to commercial properties by councils frequently lacking in rationality & justification
The Property Council of Australia (QLD) and the Queensland Resources Council have recently released a study Nick Behrens from QEAS and I did for them earlier this year on local government rates paid by non-residential property owners. The study revealed … Continue reading
Posted in Mining, Uncategorized
Tagged councils, lgas, lng, localgovernment, mining, pca, qrc, rates, resources
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Qld Premier’s Export Awards launch at the Tower of Power
I had a great time helping launch the Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards 2019 at 1 William St, a.k.a. the “Tower of Power”, in Brisbane earlier this week. Paul Cooper, Chairman of the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre, and I spoke … Continue reading
Posted in Exports, Uncategorized
Tagged australia, beef, cattle, china, coal, exports, lng, qld, queensland, solar, soyabeans, syntheticturf, tariffs, tiq, trade, us, uschinatradewar
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QEW week that was video – 3/2 to 9/2/19
Earlier today I recorded this wrap up of the past week, in which I discuss my recent economic outlook presentations (with the latest available at the QMCA website), Ken Henry’s resignation as NAB Chair, and Queensland’s state debt, among other … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged app, buildingapprovals, coal, economicoutlook, infrastructure, lng, qld, qmca, retailtrade, statedebt, tourism, treasury
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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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AGL Chief Economist to address ESA Qld on National Electricity Market
As you are no doubt aware, one of the big economic challenges facing Australia at the moment is the high cost of energy. An important aspect of the debate around the cost of energy is the future of the National … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Uncategorized
Tagged agl, csg, electricity, energy, gas, lng, mcculloughs, nationalelectricitymarket, nem, renewableenergy, uq
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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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