Tag Archives: queensland

Housing lending remains at super high levels

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Gene Tunny

First, my thoughts go out to all those affected by the recent flooding in Queensland and northern NSW. The intensity of the rainfall was extraordinary – in Brisbane, 80% of a full year’s rain in a few days reportedly. While, … Continue reading →

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Get it right the first time: the Paradise Dam example

Posted on February 26, 2022 by Gene Tunny

The Queensland Government’s rural water business Sunwater has released a great video about the restoration of Bundaberg region’s Paradise Dam to its full capacity, which the state government finally agreed to last Christmas Eve.* This came after more than two … Continue reading →

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Qld Titles Registry trickery should be investigated in integrity inquiry

Posted on February 4, 2022 by Gene Tunny

There is growing pressure for a wide-ranging inquiry into the Queensland Government’s integrity, and, in my view, any such inquiry should explore the fake privatisation of the Titles Registry in mid-2021. This gave the Government political cover to take on … Continue reading →

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Shadow lockdown and supply-chain crisis – 9.30am Qld time livestream

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Gene Tunny

I’m going live at 9.30am Queensland time this morning (Friday 21/1/22) to discuss the big economic issues of the week, particularly: Australia’s strong pre-omicron labour force figures from the ABS for December, although they weren’t much comfort given the current … Continue reading →

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Let’s hope omicron is just a short, sharp shock

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Gene Tunny

Things have worsened quickly with Queensland’s omicron outbreak, and we really hope it is just a “short, sharp” outbreak as many health experts are predicting. The Brisbane Times has reported “University of Sydney infectious diseases expert Robert Booy also forecast … Continue reading →

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Qld Economic Outlook for 2022

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Gene Tunny

Prior to the omicron outbreak, I was very confident about the Queensland economic outlook for 2022. I’m still reasonably confident that the state economy will perform well over 2022, but nothing is certain of course. There’s been a bit of … Continue reading →

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Poorly thought out regulations for Qld reopening

Posted on December 29, 2021 by Gene Tunny

With its poorly thought out regulations surrounding Queensland’s reopening, the state government is providing lots of instructive examples of adverse unintended consequences of regulations. Among other problems, we have had: overstretched COVID testing centres, here and in other states, although … Continue reading →

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Sunny Coast booming | Qld must remain open for business petition

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Gene Tunny

Relative to pre-COVID levels, while all Queensland regions have much higher job vacancies, it is the Sunshine Coast that is well in the lead, according to the National Skills Commission’s internet vacancies data for November 2021, published yesterday (see chart … Continue reading →

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One in every one thousand people in Qld in quarantine with more to come given sharply rising COVID numbers

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Gene Tunny

According to the Courier-Mail, over 5,400 people, or around one in every one thousand people in Queensland are in active quarantine, mostly because they’re close contacts of COVID cases (see the charts below with data for the Queensland Hospital and … Continue reading →

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Optimism at home, big inflation concerns abroad – catch up with my livestream at 11.30am AEST

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Gene Tunny

While Australian economic policy makers are forecasting a growing economy with moderate inflation, policy makers elsewhere are concerned about accelerating inflation. In the federal budget update released yesterday, the Treasury has forecast a growing economy with inflation within the RBA’s … Continue reading →

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