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Building industry recovery looking more likely – more evidence last RBA rate cut unnecessary

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Gene Tunny

Today’s new ABS building approvals data have generated much excitement at the prospect of a building industry recovery, although Queensland’s increase in September was much lower than NSW’s. The Housing Industry Association notes in a media release today that: “Today’s … Continue reading →

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Queensland leads Australia on obesity

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Gene Tunny

Given the high costs of obesity on the health system, today’s new Australian Health Survey data for 2011-12 from the ABS should be concerning to the Queensland Government, with Queensland leading Australia in obesity (a Body Mass Index of 30 … Continue reading →

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Pre-mixed concrete production remains well below pre-GFC high

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Gene Tunny

The Cement, Concrete and Aggregates Australia (CCAA) industry body has a nice summary of the importance of concrete in our lives on its website: The heavy construction materials industry produces concrete and its constituent parts – sand, aggregate and cement … Continue reading →

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New taxi industry review urgently needed

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Gene Tunny

Reading Matthew Yglesias’s recent piece in Slate on ride sharing made me think of Queensland’s own highly regulated transport system and the issues we have with poor service from taxis despite large amounts of regulation (see Taxi refusals just not … Continue reading →

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Positive outlook for Far North tourism with direct flights from China about to commence

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Gene Tunny

Pete Faulkner at Conus Economics Blog has a nice summary of today’s new ABS overseas arrivals and departures data and their implications for Far North Queensland (FNQ), noting: …Importantly for the FNQ tourism industry, the influx of Chinese visitors showed … Continue reading →

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Whole world struggling to manage disaster risk

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Gene Tunny

I was pleased to learn that the World Bank and Government of Japan are hosting the Sendai Dialogue tomorrow and Wednesday this week to discuss how the world better manages disaster risk. This is a critical issue because, assuming no … Continue reading →

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