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Industry groups right to say Qld economy failing to create the number of jobs needed

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Gene Tunny

I am pleased to see that peak industry bodies (e.g. the Property Council of Australia and the Infrastructure Association of Qld) are saying the same thing I have been regarding Queensland’s lacklustre jobs growth, with the Sunday Mail* today reporting: … Continue reading →

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My book Beautiful One Day, Broke the Next can be pre-ordered now

Posted on November 23, 2018 by Gene Tunny

Regular readers will know I’ve commented extensively on Queensland’s state debt and budget policies over successive recent governments, and that I’m concerned that not enough is being done to restrain the growth of state debt, currently on a trajectory to … Continue reading →

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612 ABC Brisbane radio interview on Qld having nation’s highest unemployment rate

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Gene Tunny

Yesterday I had an enjoyable chat with Steve Austin on his 612 ABC Brisbane Drive program about the latest ABS Labour Force estimates, which, as I reported in yesterday’s post, revealed Queensland is the only state with an unemployment rate … Continue reading →

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TAFE in trouble – reliant on $170M Qld gov’t annual subsidy for survival

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Gene Tunny

Today, the NCVER published its January to June 2018 data for government-funded vocational education and training (VET) students, and it reminded me that I should further investigate the troubled TAFE Queensland. The data show Queensland TAFE remains last in Australia … Continue reading →

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Net interstate migration to Qld by age group – evidence of brain drain?

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Gene Tunny

Over the ten years to 2017, Queensland gained residents via interstate migration across all age groups, but it gained far fewer people in net terms in their twenties than you might expect (see chart below based on the relevant ABS.Stat … Continue reading →

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Occupational employment shares in Qld & rest of Australia over the last 30 years

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Gene Tunny

In my previous post I compared the shares of employed people in different occupations across states and territories: Professionals’ share of employment much lower in Qld than in southern states. Based on several questions I’ve had regarding that post, I … Continue reading →

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Professionals’ share of employment much lower in Qld than in southern states

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Gene Tunny

Regular reader Mike Willis made an excellent comment regarding my previous post breaking down the difference between Queensland’s unemployment rate and the rate for the rest of Australia, with Mike observing: Am I correct in guessing that the relative deficit … Continue reading →

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Unemployment rates in Qld and rest of Australia: breaking down the contributions of different age groups

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Gene Tunny

Higher unemployment among young Queenslanders than their peers in southern states, as well as a higher proportion of 15-19 year olds in the labour force, account for a large part of the difference between Queensland’s unemployment rate, stuck at just … Continue reading →

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National jobless rate may be lowest in 7 years, but Qld’s is ½ percentage pt higher than in 2011-12

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Gene Tunny

The Australian’s Friday front page was emailed out earlier tonight, and it reports “Jobless rate at lowest in seven years.” This may be the case for Australia, but it’s not so for Queensland, where the unemployment rate is stuck around … Continue reading →

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Qld “gets its mojo back” on international visitors

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Gene Tunny

Mission Beach-based economist Pete Faulkner has great coverage of the latest international short-term arrivals and departures data for August from the ABS in his latest post: International arrivals still growing; QLD gets its mojo back while Tassie slows As Pete … Continue reading →

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