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Tag Archives: publichealth
Upcoming Qld Parliamentary Committee appearance regarding COVID emergency and CHO powers on Friday
I am grateful to the Queensland Parliament’s Health and Environment Committee for inviting me to speak to the Committee this Friday 22 January regarding the Government’s bill to extend the COVID public health emergency and the Chief Health Officer’s extraordinary … Continue reading
Posted in Health
Tagged chiefhealthofficer, coronavirus, covid-19, mentalhealth, publichealth, qld, qldparliament, queensland
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On extension of CHO emergency powers, Griffith legal academic makes scathing submission to Parliamentary Committee
Submissions to the Queensland Parliamentary Inquiry into the extension of the COVID-19 public health emergency and the Chief Health Officer’s extraordinary powers have been published on the Parliamentary website. I can highly recommend a brilliant submission from Griffith Associate Professor … Continue reading
Posted in Health
Tagged chiefhealthofficer, coronavirus, covid-19, griffith, publichealth, qld, qldparliament, queensland
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Qld CHO emergency powers extension bill submission
Yesterday 5pm was the deadline for submissions to the Queensland Parliamentary Inquiry into the bill to extend the COVID-19 public health emergency and the Chief Health Officer’s emergency powers until 30 September. Queensland’s Parliament has only one chamber and the … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane, Macroeconomy
Tagged brisbane, coronavirus, covid-19, economy, grandchancellor, lockdowns, mentalhealth, publichealth, qldparliament, ukmutantstrain
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The Triumvirate’s Stratagem cannot stand – guest post by Joe Branigan
Thanks to my old friend and former Treasury colleague Joe Branigan for this guest post on the Queensland Government’s response to COVID-19. Views expressed are Joe’s and should not necessarily be attributed to me. GT The Triumvirate’s Stratagem cannot stand … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Macroeconomy
Tagged coronarvirus, covid-19, jobkeeper, jobseeker, publichealth, qld, qldeconomy, queensland, queenslandparliament
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Chief Medical Officers should make their value judgements clear and Premiers shouldn’t just defer to them
The Australian Institute for Progress ran an excellent webinar last night, on the economic response to the pandemic, featuring prominent Australian businesswoman and former ACT Chief Minister Kate Carnell and Griffith University Economics Professor Tony Makin. It’s certainly a good … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy
Tagged australia, coronavirus, covid-19, economics, isoughtproblem, publichealth, qld, queensland, unemployment, victoria
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Opening remarks to Qld Parliamentary Inquiry on economic response to COVID-19
Yesterday I was part of a panel of economic experts consulted by the Queensland Parliamentary Inquiry into the state government’s economic response to COVID-19. The notes I used for my opening remarks are reproduced below. The proceedings were broadcast via … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Health, Macroeconomy, Queensland Government
Tagged austerity, budget, cba, coronavirus, covid-19, debt, economics, fiscalpolicy, publichealth, regulation
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Upcoming Qld Parliamentary COVID-19 Inquiry appearance
Next Monday I’ll be appearing, via Zoom, at a public hearing of the Queensland Parliament’s Inquiry into the Queensland Government’s economic response to COVID-19. I’m a member of a Panel of Economic Experts which also includes UQ Professor John Quiggin, … Continue reading
Posted in Industry policy, Macroeconomy, Queensland Government
Tagged budget, cciq, coronavirus, covid-19, debt, fiscalpolicy, industrypolicy, publichealth, qld, queensland, stimulus, virgin, virginaustralia
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Certified Corona-Immunity as a Resource with Prof. Benno Torgler, QUT – Economics Explained ep.30
Yesterday I interviewed QUT’s Professor Benno Torgler for my latest Economics Explained episode about a new paper he has co-authored: Certified Corona-Immunity as a Resource and Strategy to Cope with Pandemic Costs. Professor Benno Torgler is Professor of Economics in the … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged coronaimmunity, coronavirus, costs, covid-19, depression, economy, government, isolation, publichealth, resources, riskassessment, suicide, tradeoffs, unemployment
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COVID-19 response with Nicholas Gruen – latest Economics Explained episode
Despite all the draconian measures already imposed by Australian governments, ABC health expert Dr Norman Swan thinks we still need to do more. Just after I woke up this morning, I heard him on ABC Breakfast suggesting an even wider … Continue reading
Posted in Labour market, Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged abtesting, climatechange, coronavirus, covid-19, economy, google, government, optionvalue, panic, publichealth, unemployment
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Queensland Economy Watch 