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Courier-Mail opinion piece on daylight saving

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Gene Tunny

I have an opinion piece on daylight saving published in today’s Courier-Mail, arguing it is time for a new trial of summer time in Queensland, at least for South-East Queensland, as the economic costs (including the opportunity cost of lost … Continue reading →

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Can Do, the Campbell Newman biography by Gavin King

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Gene Tunny

Former Cairns MP Gavin King’s just published Campbell Newman biography Can Do (which includes two quotes from me on p. 220 and 267) makes an important contribution to the economic reform debate in Australia. After telling the story of Campbell … Continue reading →

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Paul Syvret’s Courier-Mail article on weak population growth spelling trouble for Qld economy

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Gene Tunny

Thanks to Paul Syvret from the Courier-Mail for quoting me on migration and population trends in his opinion piece published in the paper today on Weak population growth could spell trouble for Queensland economy. For the record, here are some … Continue reading →

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As many units as houses approved in Queensland in last 12 months – is a unit price crash coming?

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Gene Tunny

In March, QUT Media reported that, based on analysis by Professor Chris Eves, “Brisbane’s inner city apartment market will crash in 2016, due to oversupply driven by belief in inexhaustible international demand.” (See Collapse of Brisbane’s inner city apartment market … Continue reading →

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Interstate migration to Qld remains low, and we’re still losing people to Victoria

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Gene Tunny

For over a year now, I’ve been commenting on the reversal of the long-term pattern of Queensland gaining people from Victoria through interstate migration (e.g. see this post from June). This reversal has contributed to a large decline in interstate … Continue reading →

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Farm robots good for economy, but may mean downward trend in agricultural jobs continues

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Gene Tunny

Queensland’s former Premier Campbell Newman is chairman of a company Swarm Farm that is developing robots for on-farm use, in tasks such as weeding (as reported in the Brisbane Times). This is fantastic technology and will be good for agricultural … Continue reading →

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Ethanol mandate to be introduced despite lack of evidence on net benefits to Qld

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Gene Tunny

Earlier this week, the Queensland Government introduced into Parliament a bill for a 2 per cent ethanol mandate (see this Brisbane Times report). This measure appears designed to placate Katter’s Australian Party, which is looking out for cane growers who … Continue reading →

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Cracking down on Uber would come at a high cost to the Qld community

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Gene Tunny

Yesterday’s Sunday-Mail reported that Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) will introduce a bill into the Queensland Parliament to increase penalties for Uber drivers. Regarding the taxi industry that he is intending to defend, Robbie Katter notes: “They move a million wheelchairs … Continue reading →

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Exports to bolster Qld economy in difficult year ahead

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Gene Tunny

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt is doing his best to talk up the Queensland economy, noting in recent media releases that Queensland exports are soaring and that Deloitte is forecasting 4.5 per cent economic growth in Queensland in 2015-16 and 4 … Continue reading →

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Qld consumers resilient at the end of the mining boom

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Gene Tunny

At the end of the mining boom, as resources sector investment has plummeted, Queensland consumers are nonetheless resilient, and their growing consumption spending has partly offset the adverse impact of the fall in investment on aggregate demand (see chart above … Continue reading →

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