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Interstate migration to Qld remains low, probably reflecting sluggish labour market

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Gene Tunny

I remember it was once common in Australian TV shows to have characters move to Queensland when the actors wanted to leave the series or a character was no longer popular. The TV shows had obviously noticed the popularity of Queensland … Continue reading →

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Qld’s falling share of international tourism in Australia

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Gene Tunny

Mark Beath at Loose Change (Folks are dumb where I come from!) has noticed there is now a record low proportion of international visitors to Australia declaring the State they spent the most time in was Queensland (N.B. data only available … Continue reading →

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New Government should reject car industry begging

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Gene Tunny

Since the late 1940s, Australia has bought itself a car industry, first through very high tariff protection that rose to around 57% by the 1980s, and then through financial assistance that, in part, replaced the benefits of tariff protection to … Continue reading →

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Could Victorian manufacturing job losses lead to an increase in interstate migration to Qld?

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Gene Tunny

In a post last Thursday in response to the announced Ford plant closures, Mark Beath at Loose Change (Car crash!) wondered whether job losses in Victoria could lead to a revival of interstate migration to Queensland from Victoria, which is … Continue reading →

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Potential impact on Ford sales of plant closures

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Gene Tunny

Jeff Waters of ABC News Victoria interviewed me today regarding the potential impact on Ford sales of “badwill” and anxiety over servicing and parts availability created by the announced plant closures: Buyers cautious after Ford’s announced closures I told Jeff … Continue reading →

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Retail sector adapting to new frugality – big box shopping & affordable luxuries

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Gene Tunny

Australia’s retail sector has had to adapt to the new frugality as a result of the financial crisis, and it appears that, among bricks-and-mortar retailers, only big box stores such as Bunnings have thrived. Yesterday saw the site launch of the … Continue reading →

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When will interstate migration to Qld recover?

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Gene Tunny

Over the last few years, a decline in Queensland’s population growth has reinforced the economic sluggishness we’ve seen outside of the mining sector. For example, lower population growth means lower demand for new housing. In large part, Queensland’s lower population … Continue reading →

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Tourism recovering at slower rate in Qld than in rest of Australia

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Gene Tunny

Queensland’s tourism industry is recovering at a slower rate than that of the rest of Australia, as shown in these charts from Tourism Queensland’s new International Tourism Snapshot:     Pete Faulkner at Conus Economics Blog has some insightful analysis of … Continue reading →

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Holden chief’s weird call for independent review of car industry

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Gene Tunny

I was stunned when I read that Holden boss Mike Devereux has called for an independent review of the car industry, presumably in relation to Government assistance (see ‘Deadline looms’ for car industry). The Australian car industry should be extremely … Continue reading →

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Qld should look to Victoria for tips on tourism promotion

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Gene Tunny

Tourism Queensland released its handy Overseas Arrivals and Australian Departures Data Sheet yesterday (basically a repackaging of ABS data), and it highlighted to me that Queensland’s tourism promotion is failing and that we can learn something from the quirky, interesting … Continue reading →

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