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Tag Archives: queensland
Thoughts on the border decision and QPC’s productivity reform livestream
First, better late than never I suppose, so I should be thankful the Queensland Government, on 1 December, will finally open up the state to Sydneysiders and let us travel to Sydney without having to endure hotel quarantine when we … Continue reading
Posted in IR, Macroeconomy, Productivity
Tagged australia, coronavirus, covid-19, manufacturing, mutualrecognition, nsw, nz, occupationallicencing, productivitycommission, qld, queensland, sydney, workplacerelations
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Coal price crash is bad news for the state budget and future capital investment
Last Friday, John McCarthy at In Queensland reported Budget impacts loom as coal prices plunge to four year lows. Yes, recent falls in the coking coal price to around $US100/t for coking coal must be causing anxiety in Queensland Treasury, … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, China
Tagged arrow, budget, carmichaelmine, china, coal, coronavirus, covid-19, qld, queensland, steel, suratbasin
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PM thinks he has agreement with Premier on border, but it’s the CHO who makes the decisions
Sky News has reported PM confident Berejiklian- Palaszczuk border battle will end by Christmas, and PM Scott Morrison has said he has an agreement with both Premiers for Queensland to be fully open to NSW, including Greater Sydney, by Christmas. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged coronavirus, covid-19, interstateborders, nationalcabinet, pm, qld, queensland, tourism, tra
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Qld Assistant Min. McCallum given huge challenges – 50% renewable energy by 2030 and hydrogen economy
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has given one of her government’s rising stars, Lance McCallum, MP for Bundamba, the huge and arguably near impossible task of overseeing the achievement of the 50% renewable energy target by 2030. Yesterday, McCallum was appointed as … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged gas, hydrogeneconomy, nationalelectricitymarket, qldgovernment, queensland, renewableenergy
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Qld economy in big trouble if China follows through with trade threat
Australian investors appear remarkably optimistic about the prospects for patching up our relationship with China given that, as the Financial Review reported yesterday, ASX up 4.4pc in US election, QE week. I can understand why a new round of Quantitative … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Exports, Macroeconomy
Tagged asx, australia, beef, china, coal, coronavirus, covid-19, economy, exports, queensland, Wine
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RBA Governor Lowe does Treasurer Dick a favour in lead up to 1 December Qld Budget
Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick is facing a tough challenge developing the COVID-recession-ravaged state budget, but the Reserve Bank of Australia will make his task a little bit easier with its new round of Quantitative Easing, by which it purchases Australian … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy
Tagged monetarypolicy, qe, qld, qldgovernment, quantitativeeasing, queensland, rba
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ABC PM comment on border closure cost – Qld tourism worried about loss of interstate visitors over Christmas season
I spoke with the ABC’s Rachel Mealey yesterday afternoon about Queensland’s increasingly difficult-to-justify border restrictions, particularly about the ongoing cost to Queensland’s tourism sector, which is concerned it will miss out on interstate visitor spending it desperately needs over the … Continue reading
Posted in Tourism
Tagged abc, border, interstatevisitors, noosa, nsw, qitc, qld, queensland, tourism
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NSW border policy still lacks solid justification
The Palaszczuk Government’s simple and appealing message of Keeping Queenslanders Safe has helped it win an increased majority, and there is no doubt Queensland has done well to control coronavirus and our state economy has coped with the COVID-shock better … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy
Tagged cho, nsw, qld, qldelection, queensland, regionalnsw, sydney
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Amusing costings of Qld election commitments – $4bn of Gov’t election commitments reported to have zero “Net Impact”
I laughed out loud when I opened up a copy of the costings of the current Queensland Government’s election commitments and it reported that its $4 billion plus of commitments have practically zero “Net Impact” because it will be borrowing … Continue reading
Posted in Budget
Tagged coronavirus, covid-19, debt, deficits, qld, qldbudget, qldelection, queensland
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Upcoming QPC Productivity Reform livestream on 24 November
The Queensland Productivity Commission (QPC) has arranged an upcoming livestream on Productivity Reform in Australia and NZ, scheduled for 24 November, with some well known Australian and NZ economists, econo-crats, and pundits. According to the program we’ll hear from, among … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Productivity
Tagged australia, ncp, nz, qld, qpc, queensland, queenslandproductivitycommission
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