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Deloitte’s weird definition of “strong employment growth” for Qld

Posted on December 1, 2018 by

I was surprised when I read Deloitte’s latest commentary on the Queensland economy, as reported by the Courier-Mail on Thursday (Jobless rate hides Qld’s economic success story), because the commentary makes little sense: QUEENSLAND’S economy is performing strongly despite the country’s … Continue reading →

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My comments in “Liberal bloodbath” Diplomat article

Posted on November 30, 2018 by

Brisbane-based writer Anthony Fensom has written an excellent article at The Diplomat titled Liberal Bloodbath Repels Australian Voters in which he quotes me among other commentators: Similarly, economist Gene Tunny said the 2019 result was already a foregone conclusion, despite … Continue reading →

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Qld only state/territory with 6%+ unemployment rate

Posted on November 15, 2018 by

The Queensland economy continues to under-perform based on the latest ABS Labour Force estimates released this morning. The state unemployment rate is stuck at 6.2% (in trend terms) while the national rate fell to 5.1% in October from 5.2% in … Continue reading →

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Unemployment rates in Qld and rest of Australia: breaking down the contributions of different age groups

Posted on October 23, 2018 by

Higher unemployment among young Queenslanders than their peers in southern states, as well as a higher proportion of 15-19 year olds in the labour force, account for a large part of the difference between Queensland’s unemployment rate, stuck at just … Continue reading →

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Qld regional unemployment rates facet wrap via R

Posted on September 20, 2018 by

Queensland is such a large and diverse state, with regional economies having vastly different drivers of growth (e.g. tourism in Cairns, mining in Mackay), that it’s often hard to get a sense of how different parts of the state are … Continue reading →

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My comments in Morningstar article on Australia’s “27-year economic winning streak”

Posted on June 30, 2018 by

One frequently quoted economic fact I think is a bit dubious is that Australia has had a record breaking expansion of 27 years. Although Australia avoided a technical recession (by not having two successive quarters of declining real GDP) during … Continue reading →

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Disproportionate numbers of Newstart/Youth Allowance recipients in Far North Qld, Wide Bay-Burnett & Logan

Posted on February 20, 2018 by

Pete Faulkner’s post Job Seeker data shows little change for Cairns alerted me to the latest data on recipients of Newstart and Youth Allowance (for young job seekers) from the Commonwealth Department of Social Services. These data highlight the ongoing … Continue reading →

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