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Brisbane Lockdown 2.0 – the sequel no one wanted

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Gene Tunny

To keep Queenslanders safe, our state government has decided to lock down the over2 million residents of Greater Brisbane for the next three days, but its sudden, unexpected announcement at 8am sparked immediate panic buying in our supermarkets, and an … Continue reading →

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Bad planning policies leading to poor outcomes in Brisbane City according to UQ researchers

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Gene Tunny

Two UQ geographers have written a great Conversation article, republished in the Brisbane Times, on Why city policy to ‘protect the Brisbane backyard’ is failing. The authors argue that current planning policies lead to undesirable outcomes. Current Brisbane City Council … Continue reading →

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Qld single-use plastics ban plan revives memory of UQ Union’s real crockery & cutlery experiment in mid-nineties

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Gene Tunny

Economists are always alert to the potential for adverse unintended consequences of well-meaning policies, so the Queensland Government grabbed my attention recently when it announced it is considering a single-use plastics ban. ABC News has reported: Single-use plastics could be … Continue reading →

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The 7 habits of highly effective economists – Part 1: Habits 1 to 3 for private victory

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Gene Tunny

I’ve recently become a huge fan of Tim Ferriss’s extraordinary podcast The Tim Ferriss Show. One of the questions Tim regularly asks his super-successful guests is: What is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift, and why? … Continue reading →

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Fair Share is overly pessimistic and interventionist, but still worth reading

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Gene Tunny

Last Wednesday night I was fortunate to attend the Fair Share book launch at Brisbane’s historic Customs House. Unlike many book launches it was widely reported (e.g. this SMH article), as the book was launched by former Prime Minister Paul … Continue reading →

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Review of South Brisbane candidate Cameron Murray’s Game of Mates in CIS Policy magazine

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Gene Tunny

Well known UQ economist Cameron Murray yesterday announced his candidacy for the Queensland State seat of South Brisbane, currently held by our formidable Deputy Premier Jackie Trad, who was already under threat from a strong challenge by the Greens’ Amy … Continue reading →

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AGL Chief Economist to address ESA Qld on National Electricity Market

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Gene Tunny

As you are no doubt aware, one of the big economic challenges facing Australia at the moment is the high cost of energy. An important aspect of the debate around the cost of energy is the future of the National … 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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BWF session considers fake news & economic viability of quality journalism

Posted on September 10, 2017 by Gene Tunny

Yesterday afternoon, Saturday 9 September, I attended a Brisbane Writers Festival panel discussion “The Media in Dangerous Times” at the State Library of Queensland. The topic was “how news organisations are responding to the threat of Fake News and the … Continue reading →

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Quiggin calls for economically sensible road charges in outstanding Colin Clark Lecture

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Gene Tunny

UQ’s Professor John Quiggin was only called upon Wednesday to fill in for an ill Richard Holden at the annual Colin Clark Lecture at Brisbane’s old Customs House yesterday morning, but nonetheless he managed to deliver an outstanding presentation titled: … Continue reading →

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