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Tag Archives: regionalqld
Pick up in net internal migration to regional Qld
Yesterday’s post covered the surge in net interstate migration to Queensland during the pandemic. The surge reflects: a) departures from Queensland to other states falling a lot (by 16% in September quarter 2020 compared with September quarter 2019), which could … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane, Migration
Tagged abs, greaterbrisbane, internalmigration, netinterstatemigration, netintrastratemigration, qld, regionalqld
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ABC radio comments re. Virgin: QIC needs to think for itself and resist any gov’t pressure
The current investigation of a potential investment in Virgin Australia will be a defining moment for the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC). On ABC radio yesterday morning, I told host Bec Levingston that QIC needs to show it can act as … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Uncategorized
Tagged 612abcbrisbane, bailout, coronavirus, covid-19, qic, qldgovernment, queensland, regionalqld, tourism, virgin
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Daylight saving in Qld would be welcomed by hospitality sector
Tomorrow, daylight saving commences in southern states, and Queensland businesses will again experience the inconvenience of being out of sync with customers, clients, suppliers, and partners in southern states. In his latest QEAS blog post, my colleague Nick Behrens has … Continue reading
Posted in Retail trade, Tourism, Townsville
Tagged brisbane, daylightsaving, hospitality, qld, queensland, regionalqld, townsville
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Huge regional disparities in Qld Government capital spending per capita
The Queensland Government’s $10.2 billion capital program in 2017-18 is heavily skewed to regional areas outside SEQ and towards inner city Brisbane, but away from other areas in SEQ (see the chart below which I’ve created based on data in … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, brisbane, capex, capitalspending, infrastructure, logan, qld, qldbudget, queensland, regionalqld
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Qld Government & Treasury disagree over jobs created by capital works projects – Treasury right, of course
A recent media release from the Deputy Premier Jackie Trad (Jobs bonanza for regional Queensland) appears to have contained a huge typo. The media release from Tuesday last week states: “$200 million will kick off 723 projects and support almost … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Uncategorized
Tagged capitalworks, infrastructure, jobs, qld, qldgovernment, qldtreasury, regionalqld
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Comments in Courier-Mail on residential construction & First Home Owners’ Grant
I am quoted extensively in John McCarthy’s Courier-Mail article this morning Brisbane house prices showing strong growth while regions are suffering (pay-walled), expressing similar views to those in my post from yesterday. In the Courier-Mail article, I sound more alarmist … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Housing, Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged brisbane, construction, couriermail, fhog, firsthomeownersgrant, goldcoast, regionalqld, reiq, residentialconstruction, seq, unitprices
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Treasury projections suggest Qld Plan regional population target unachievable
I’ve previously questioned whether the target in the draft Queensland Plan to have half the population living outside South East Queensland is achievable (see Regional infrastructure plan should be based on updated population projections). The latest official State population projections from Queensland … Continue reading
Posted in Population, Queensland Government
Tagged population, populationprojections, qld, qldtreasury, queensland, regionalqld, seq
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Regional infrastructure plan should be based on updated population projections
Having spent the first fifteen years of my life in Townsville, I’m a great supporter of regional Queensland, but as an economist I think the Government needs to do some further analysis before it commits large amounts of money to … Continue reading
Posted in Population, Queensland Government, Townsville
Tagged infrastructure, qld, qldplan, queensland, queenslandplan, regionalqld, regions, seq
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Regional Qld made impressive contribution to national economic growth over 2000s
I’m very impressed by the just released Sustainable Australia Report 2013: Conversations with the Future, which was produced by the National Sustainability Council for Sustainability and Environment Minister Tony Burke. The report covers a wide range of environmental sustainability issues … Continue reading
Posted in Gold Coast, Macroeconomy, Townsville
Tagged australia, economicgrowth, gdp, goldcoast, queensland, regionalqld, townsville
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