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Tag Archives: qldeconomy
Recovery has been better than expected (especially in Qld), but let’s see what happens when JobKeeper ends
Whoever looks after the Queensland Premier’s Instagram account is a social media grandmaster (e.g. see the post below). The regular reminders of the imminent end of JobKeeper on 28 March are contributing to pressure on the federal government to implement … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy
Tagged abs, australia, buildingindustry, cairns, covid-19, gdp, jobkeeper, qld, qldeconomy, statefinaldemand
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Post-JobKeeper viability a concern of many Qld businesses
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) has released its CCIQ Pulse Survey of Business Conditions for December quarter 2020, and it shows a continuation of the recovery in the second half of 2020 in business conditions and confidence … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Macroeconomy
Tagged cairns, cciq, economicoutlook, insolvencies, internationaltourism, jobkeeper, pulse, qldeconomy, savings, tourism, whitsundays
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Chat with 4BC’s Scott Emerson about Qld economic outlook
I had a great chat this afternoon with 4BC Drive program presenter Scott Emerson about the Queensland economic outlook. Among other things, we chatted about the Deloitte Access Economics report which was nicely summarised by the Brisbane Times as ‘Queenslanders … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy
Tagged coronavirus, covid-19, economicoutlook, insolvencies, jbhifi, jobkeeper, jobseeker, qldeconomy, retailtrade
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Brisbane Lockdown 2.0 – the sequel no one wanted
To keep Queenslanders safe, our state government has decided to lock down the over2 million residents of Greater Brisbane for the next three days, but its sudden, unexpected announcement at 8am sparked immediate panic buying in our supermarkets, and an … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane, Budget, Macroeconomy, Queensland Government
Tagged brisbane, coronavirus, covid, debt, greaterbrisbane, incomecontingentloan, jobkeeper, lockdown, mutantcovid, qldeconomy, qldgovernment, socialcontract, ukmutantstrain, uq
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By “significant borrowings” Treasurer Dick means $10B-15B of additional debt, at least
I raised my eyebrows when I read Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick’s acknowledgement to the media today that there would be new “significant borrowings” in the forthcoming 2020-21 state budget (see the Courier-Mail report). Describing the additional borrowings to be revealed … Continue reading
Posted in Budget
Tagged borrowings, coronavirus, covid-19, debt, qld, qldbudget, qldeconomy
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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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Chat with CCIQ’s Jack Baxter on collapse in business conditions & confidence
I spoke with CCIQ Economic and Policy Advisor Jack Baxter earlier today regarding the corona-crisis-induced collapse in business conditions and confidence reported in the March quarter Suncorp-CCIQ Pulse Survey report. Business conditions and confidence are at their worst levels in … Continue reading
Posted in Labour market, Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged australia, brisbane, cairns, cciq, coronavirus, covid-19, goldcoast, hospitality, landtax, manufacturing, payrolltax, pulse, qld, qldeconomy, queensland, stampduty, suncorp, tourism
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Economic impact of COVID-19 – upcoming QUT/QAAS webinar
I’m a panellist on an upcoming webinar on Friday 22 May on The economic impact of COVID-19 and the likely short and long run economic impacts of the policy responses to it. The webinar is free and is part of … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged agriculture, coronavirus, covid-19, grattaninstitute, qaas, qld, qldeconomy, queensland, qut, retailtrade, tourism, usq
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Coronavirus update – next two weeks will be critical in determining impacts
It looks like political leaders are finally recognising the urgency of responding to coronavirus, with President Trump declaring a national emergency in the US and Australia cancelling mass gatherings. It’s about time. This is a huge public health threat with … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged asx200, australianeconomy, china, coronavirus, grattan, italy, ny, qldbudget, qldeconomy, s&p500
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Coronavirus conversation with former Qld Gov’t biologist & Treasury official Paul McFadyen
Yesterday I spoke with my good friend Paul McFadyen, a now-retired former Queensland Government biologist and Treasury official, about coronavirus and how governments should respond to it and crises more broadly. In our conversation, Paul recalled his experience during the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged china, coronavirus, economy, qld, qldeconomy, queensland, supermarkets, supplychains, toiletpaper, watercrisis
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