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Seven Habits podcast discussion

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Gene Tunny

In the latest episode of my podcast, I discuss one of my all-time favourite books, Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, with regular podcast guest Tim Hughes. I focus on the relevance of the 7 Habits to economists. … Continue reading →

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Qld Premier’s Export Awards launch at the Tower of Power

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Gene Tunny

I had a great time helping launch the Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards 2019 at 1 William St, a.k.a. the “Tower of Power”, in Brisbane earlier this week. Paul Cooper, Chairman of the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre, and I spoke … Continue reading →

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Low wages growth & the drop in household saving – 612 ABC Brisbane panel discussion

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Gene Tunny

Low wages growth and the drop in household saving recorded in the June quarter National Accounts were considered in a panel discussion I participated in on Emma Griffiths’s 612 ABC Brisbane Focus program yesterday morning, which you can listen to … Continue reading →

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UQ student’s Treasury prize winning essay highlights benefits of competition & free trade

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Gene Tunny

The Australian Treasury yesterday announced the winner of its inaugural essay competition, and the award went to University of Queensland Economics student Elizabeth Baldwin, who incidentally also won the RBA/Economic Society of Australia essay prize last year. The essay question … Continue reading →

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Unmissable upcoming Lowy Institute Choosing Openness paper launch with Andrew Leigh

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Gene Tunny

Australian Shadow Assistant Treasurer Dr Andrew Leigh will be speaking at the Brisbane launch of his Lowy Institute paper Choosing Openness on the evening of Wednesday 4 October, at the Queensland College of Art in South Brisbane. This looks absolutely … Continue reading →

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Comments to Radio NZ on Buy Qld policy

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Gene Tunny

I had a nice chat with Radio New Zealand yesterday afternoon regarding the State Government’s new Buy Queensland policy, which I have previously criticised as protectionist and parochial and not in our State’s best interests. The policy comes into effect … Continue reading →

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Surge in overseas exports has given Qld a rare trade surplus

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Gene Tunny

Queensland Treasury’s December quarter State Accounts estimates released earlier this week were encouraging, with gross state product (GSP) growth recorded at 0.9 percent for the quarter and 3.4 percent through-the-year, which are very respectable growth rates, particularly with population growth … Continue reading →

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Upcoming celebration of bicentenary of Ricardo’s Principles of Political Economy and Taxation on Wednesday 19 April

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Gene Tunny

Wednesday next week, the 19th of April, will be the bicentenary of the publication of the hugely influential Principles of Political Economy and Taxation by the English classical economist and stockbroker David Ricardo (1772-1823). It was a book that revolutionised … Continue reading →

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The economics of President Trump – upcoming ESA Qld event

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Gene Tunny

As Secretary of the Economic Society of Australia (QLD) I am pleased to announce our upcoming event on “The economics of President Trump”, on the evening of Wednesday 22 February at the Ship Inn, in its upstairs function room, at … Continue reading →

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Queensland’s top five customers – China has taken top spot from Japan in recent years

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Gene Tunny

Earlier this month, the Queensland Government Statistician’s Office released a useful set of trade reports on Queensland’s trade with international economies. In our merchandise exports data (see chart below), it’s not surprising to see the importance of China, which has … Continue reading →

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