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Tag Archives: mackay
Trad right on thermal coal – Qld should prepare for possible future decline of industry
Queensland Deputy Premier and Treasurer Jackie Trad is quoted in the Courier-Mail today on the future of thermal coal in Queensland: QUEENSLANDERS working in thermal-coal mines should start reskilling now to prepare for the decline of the industry, according to … Continue reading
Posted in Mining, Uncategorized
Tagged adani, batteries, centralqld, climatechange, coal, galileebasin, glencore, mackay, qld, qldtreasury, queensland, solar, thermalcoal
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Business counts data show rise of Uber and start ups
Yesterday afternoon, on his 612 ABC Brisbane drive time show (from 1:42:50), Steve Austin interviewed my colleague QEAS Director Nick Behrens on the still relatively weak wages growth figures released yesterday. Nick also covered more positive news regarding the state … Continue reading
Posted in Mining, Transport, Uncategorized
Tagged abn, abs, brisbane, goldcoast, ipswich, mackay, mtisa, rockhampton, startups, uber
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Stark difference in unemployment rates between resources regions and rest of Qld
The Queensland branch of the Economic Society of Australia, of which I am the Secretary, was fortunate last Tuesday to host a presentation by Queensland Treasury official Greg Uptin on the economic forecasts underpinning the 2016-17 Queensland Budget. Greg gave … Continue reading
Posted in Labour market, Macroeconomy, Mining, Uncategorized
Tagged fitzroy, mackay, qld, qldoutback, queensland, resources, resourcesregions, townsville, unemployment, unemploymentrate
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Qld economy patchy – SEQ appears fine, but much of rest of Qld struggling
I had a nice chat with Ben Davis on his 4BC Live program yesterday afternoon about the state of Queensland’s economy, a discussion which was inspired by the flurry of press releases that came from the State Government in the … Continue reading
Posted in Labour market, Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged 4bc, cairns, commonwealthgames, goldcoast, mackay, ndis, qld, queensland, rockhampton, seq, skillshortages, townsville
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Mackay asks why is Townsville getting special treatment?
Yesterday afternoon I spoke with Elly Bradfield on ABC Radio’s Statewide Drive program about Queensland Nickel entering administration and the likely economic fallout. I reiterated the points I made in this blog yesterday that this could be a big economic … Continue reading
Posted in Mackay, Queensland Government, Townsville, Uncategorized
Tagged abc, administration, jcu, liquidation, mackay, nrl, queenslandnickel, superstadium, townsville
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Qld regions have been struggling and not just the mining ones
Townsville Mayor Jenny Hill’s alleged lack of success in bringing new infrastructure projects to the city may become a major issue in the mayoral election in March next year, based on a report in today’s Townsville Bulletin. The Mayor may … Continue reading
Posted in Labour market, Macroeconomy
Tagged capex, china, fitzroy, investment, mackay, qld, queensland, superstadium, townsville, unemployment, widebay
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Upcoming panel discussion – End of the mining boom: What’s next?
It’s clear the mining downturn is having significant adverse effects, such as large increases in unemployment in regions that are more dependent on mining, such as the Mackay and Fitzroy regions (see chart above, and also see the Courier-Mail report … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Mining
Tagged abs, esaqld, fitzroy, griffith, mackay, mining, qld, queensland, resourcessector, unemployment, unemploymentrate
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