Tag Archives: netdebt

Fake privatisation of Titles Registry helping Qld Gov’t pretend it has debt management plan

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Gene Tunny

This post is an early draft of an article I’m preparing for a public finance or public policy journal about the Queensland Government’s accounting trickery regarding the Titles Registry last year. The state government has violated some well-established principles for … Continue reading →

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States across Australia borrow to build – my recent state debt commentary

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Gene Tunny

I’ve been talking a lot about Queensland state debt lately, including with the Infrastructure Association of Queensland’s Funders Taskforce on the morning of Friday 19 July. The main points I made were as follows. Queensland’s gross state government debt, on … Continue reading →

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Moody Blues – guest post by Joe Branigan

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Gene Tunny

I am delighted to publish a guest post by my old friend and former Treasury colleague Joe Branigan on the recent upgrade to the outlook for Queensland’s credit rating from Moody’s. GT Moody Blues by Joe Branigan Moody’s Investor Services … Continue reading →

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Makin and Pearce confirm urgency of Budget repair in Conference of Economists paper

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Gene Tunny

At the Australian Conference of Economists in Adelaide this week, Griffith University Economics Professor Tony Makin and ESA Qld Vice President Julian Pearce will present a very interesting paper titled Fiscal Consolidation and Australia’s Optimal Public Debt. Tony and Julian … Continue reading →

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