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Curtis Island LNG projects more-or-less doubled heavy construction activity in peak period

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Gene Tunny

About the great American mountain-man Jim Bridger, Johnny Horton sang “That he was making history never once occurred to him.” I wonder if the men and women who have worked on the Curtis Island LNG plants have realised that they … Continue reading →

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Michael Willis on interstate migration – Qld may benefit from trickle-down of housing price booms in Sydney & Melbourne

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Gene Tunny

Regular Queensland Economy Watch reader Michael Willis sent me his thoughts on the interstate migration issues I’ve been covering recently. His thoughts are posted below. Your recent posts, confirming that public sector job cuts contributed to the turning of the … Continue reading →

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Qld public service redundancies likely contributed to spike in migration to NSW & Victoria

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Gene Tunny

Following the ABC radio and online news coverage I received yesterday on the interstate migration issue, a friend of mine pointed out that redundancies in recent years, notably in the Queensland public service (which I thought were necessary for efficiency … Continue reading →

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Queenslanders leaving for professional jobs in Victoria

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Gene Tunny

For over two years now, Queensland has been a net loser of people to Victoria, as the historically reliable net migration of people from Victoria to Queensland has reversed (first chart below). The conditions for mass migration out of Victoria … Continue reading →

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QIC takeover of GOCs is a very bad idea

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Gene Tunny

As suggested in the Courier-Mail this morning, it is possible the Queensland Government will try to appear it is meeting its fiscal strategy and paying down debt through some creative accounting, involving government-owned corporations (GOCs) (e.g. Energex, Stanwell, Gladstone and … Continue reading →

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Qld Treasurer confirms Govt’s immense fiscal challenge with royalties write down of $3 billion

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Gene Tunny

I wasn’t surprised when Treasurer Curtis Pitt today revealed there would be a write down in mining royalties of $3 billion over the Budget forward estimates (i.e. 2015-16 to 2018-19), due to both lower prices and volumes than previously forecast … Continue reading →

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Cafe culture & tourism helping Qld endure end of mining boom

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Gene Tunny

May 2015 employment-by-industry data published by the ABS yesterday confirm some points I’ve been making for the last couple of months (see chart above), particularly that Queensland is enduring the shock from the end of the mining boom relatively well, … Continue reading →

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Great initiative from Qld Treasury to explain forecasts in Economic Society seminar

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Gene Tunny

As Secretary of the Queensland branch of the Economic Society of Australia, I’m very pleased that, on Wednesday 15 July, the day after the Treasurer delivers the State Budget, a senior Queensland Treasury official, Greg Uptin, will give a briefing … Continue reading →

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Stamp duty has to go – time to consider greater reliance on land tax & GST

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Gene Tunny

It is lamentable that our State Governments are so reliant on a source of revenue, stamp duty, that is very costly to the economy and has no defenders outside of State Treasuries who would greatly miss the money if it … Continue reading →

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Courier-Mail story on Qld Govt’s fiscal challenges

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Gene Tunny

I was quoted by John McCarthy in an article in today’s Courier-Mail (see image above) regarding the Queensland Government’s fiscal challenges. I’ve previously commented on the big challenge the Government has of sticking to its fiscal strategy announced at the … Continue reading →

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