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Individual public servants blamed while politicisation of Qld public service goes unaddressed

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Gene Tunny

In incidental remarks in its report An investigation into allegations relating to the appointment of a school principal, the Crime and Corruption Commission identifies what many see as the big problem with the Queensland Government: the politicisation of the public … Continue reading →

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Premier’s border decision helps, but it’s still early days in any recovery from virus recession

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Gene Tunny

The Queensland Premier’s decision to reopen the border to non-Victorian interstate travellers and to bring forward the relaxation of a range of restrictions will no doubt provide a bit of a boost to the economy (e.g. the Courier-Mail is reporting … Continue reading →

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Qld Gov’t COVID-19 Adaption Grants program poorly designed

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Gene Tunny

The Queensland Government’s $200 million COVID-19 Adaption Grants program for small businesses is poorly designed and pretty embarrassing, with the Employment Minister Shannon Fentiman today telling businesses “My strong advice is get in quick.” I was stunned when I read … Continue reading →

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Aussie unemployment & underemployment video

Posted on June 27, 2020 by Gene Tunny

In my latest video, I expand on my post from last Monday True Queensland unemployment rate around 12% and discuss just how bad the Australian labour market is at the moment. Thanks to those readers who commented on the post … Continue reading →

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True Qld unemployment rate around 12%

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Gene Tunny

The true Queensland unemployment rate is around 12% rather than the official 7.9%. I’m not suggesting the ABS is being tricky. The ABS is accurately applying the internationally accepted Labour Force Statistics methodology. But we must look beyond the ABS … Continue reading →

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Official Qld unemployment rate of 7.9% doesn’t tell the full story

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Gene Tunny

It’s obvious the official unemployment rate figures from the ABS are understating the true unemployment rate due to large numbers of people having left the labour force, evidenced by the collapse in the workforce participation rate. The official estimates for … Continue reading →

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Picking winners – industry policy podcast chat with Craig Lawrence

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Gene Tunny

With the Queensland Government willing to invest $200 million in Virgin Australia to keep its HQ in Brisbane, I thought it would be timely to record a podcast interview on investment attraction and industry policy more broadly. On Tuesday, I … Continue reading →

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Big question now is how long and how deep the recession will be

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Gene Tunny

The March quarter National Accounts released by the ABS today suggest Australia will have two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth in the first half of 2020, and hence the traditional definition of a recession will be satisfied. That said, … Continue reading →

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Economic impact of COVID-19 & policy responses webinar for QUT Centre for Data Science

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Gene Tunny

The video recording of a webinar on the economic impact of COVID-19 I participated in last Friday is now available. The other panellists were Danielle Wood from the Grattan Institute, Griffith Professor Tony Makin, and QUT Professor Pascalis Raimondos. My … Continue reading →

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Qld-NSW border war (of words) chat with Joe Branigan from Tulipwood Economics

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Gene Tunny

Currently, the big economic debate in Queensland concerns the border with NSW, which remains closed to interstate visitors. Earlier today I spoke with my old friend and former Treasury colleague Joe Branigan, Director of Tulipwood Economics, who thinks the border … Continue reading →

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