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Tag Archives: tourism
Priorities for boosting tourism in Qld
Veteran ad man Don Morris AO spoke to the Property Leaders Brisbane group at the swanky Emporium South Bank hotel on Thursday night about how Queensland can boost tourism. Morris, now at Pure Projects, was part of the Mojo Advertising … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane, Tourism
Tagged brisbane, emporium, moretonbay, operahouse, qld, queensland, southbank, springhill, tnq, tourism, tradinghours
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YIMBY, self-fulfilling prophecies, Cairns tourism & Qld GSP growth: Comments & questions on my outlook presentations
I’ve had several interesting comments and questions regarding my economic outlook presentations last week. YIMBY – Yes in my backyard In my Brisbane Club presentation last Wednesday Qld: Hot or not? I commented on Brisbane City Council’s temporary planning instrument … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, North Queensland, Tourism, Uncategorized
Tagged cairns, economicforecasts, economists, gsp, igr, productivity, qld, queensland, teq, tourism, treasury, yimby
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QEW week that was video – 3/2 to 9/2/19
Earlier today I recorded this wrap up of the past week, in which I discuss my recent economic outlook presentations (with the latest available at the QMCA website), Ken Henry’s resignation as NAB Chair, and Queensland’s state debt, among other … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged app, buildingapprovals, coal, economicoutlook, infrastructure, lng, qld, qmca, retailtrade, statedebt, tourism, treasury
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Upcoming QMCA breakfast presentation on the Qld economic outlook for 2019
On Friday 8 February, I will present on Queensland’s economic outlook at the Queensland Major Contractors Association’s first breakfast event for 2019. With all the uncertainty in the global economy, it’s been a very interesting holiday period, and I’ll include … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Macroeconomy, Mining, Retail trade, Uncategorized
Tagged brexit, buildingapprovals, health, mining, ndis, qld, qldeconomy, qldtreasury, qmca, queensland, retailtrade, tourism
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Qld “gets its mojo back” on international visitors
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
Posted in Tourism, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, australia, china, internationalvisitors, nsw, qld, queensland, r, tidyverse, tourism, uk, us, victoria
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Fact check on PM’s comparison of GC film industry to tourism in economic contribution terms
On Monday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison made a bold claim regarding the film industry on the Gold Coast in a radio interview on Gold FM regarding the tax breaks used to lure the Godzilla vs Kong film and Disney Reef … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged disney, filmindustry, gc, godzilla, godzillavskong, goldcoast, hollywood, kingkong, reefbreak, scomo, screenqueensland, tourism, tra
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Qld economy well positioned in 2nd quarter 2018, esp. given Commonwealth Games
We are now in the second quarter of 2018, and it’s a good time to review the economic outlook for Queensland. Job vacancy data released by the ABS last Thursday were very encouraging, and suggest the current economic upswing, encompassing … Continue reading
Posted in Labour market, Uncategorized
Tagged commonwealthgames, goldcoast, labourmarket, mining, qld, qldeconomy, queensland, tourism, vacancies
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