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Tag Archives: townsville
Bad economic news keeps coming – declining job vacancies & inverted US yield curve
The federal Department of Jobs and Small Business published its February 2019 internet job vacancies data last week, and it revealed a continuation of the downward trend in job vacancies, which were 5.5% lower in Queensland and 4.0% lower nationally … Continue reading
Posted in Labour market, Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, australia, djsb, economicoutlook, economy, qld, queensland, r, retail, townsville, unemploymentrate, usyieldcurve, vacancies
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QEW video – the week that was: 27-Jan to 2-Feb-19
First, my thoughts and prayers are with the people of Townsville and North Queensland in this challenging time of heavy rain and flooding. Second, below is a slide show (with commentary) I’ve recorded on the economic news of the last … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged cciq, deloitte, gas, houseprices, inflation, jobs, qld, queensland, townsville, us
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Qld Infrastructure pipeline not gushing
Last Friday, Building Queensland, the state government’s semi-independent infrastructure adviser, released its latest Infrastructure Pipeline Report, which identified some interesting projects that BQ has led the development of business cases for, such as the $2 billion Brisbane Live Roma St … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Uncategorized
Tagged bq, brisbanelive, buildingqld, crr, infrastructure, qld, qmca, queensland, romast, townsville
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Outer-lying suburbs like Townsville’s Deeragun the most fertile
I am very pleased to be mentioned on the front page of today’s Townsville Bulletin in Tess Ikonomou’s article Townsville suburb Deeragun crowned NQ’s most fertile (pay-walled, sorry). As I told the Bulletin, in many cities, population pressures, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, brisbane, cairns, deeragun, fertilityrate, population, qld, queensland, replacementrate, townsville
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New Townsville – guest post by Colin Dwyer
I am delighted to publish this guest post by Colin Dwyer of DS Economics on the Townsville economy’s improving prospects. The views expressed are Colin’s and should not necessarily be attributed to me. GT New Townsville In this essay Founder … Continue reading
Upcoming Townsville seminar on regional economies in a digitised & globalised world
The Economic Society of Australia (Qld), of which I’m a Vice President, is hosting an upcoming seminar in Townsville on how regional economies can adapt and thrive in a digitised, globalised world (see flyer below). Local ESA member Matthew Cook … Continue reading
