Tag Archives: water

Chat with Joe Branigan on LNP’s New Bradfield Scheme and 5% jobless target and Labor’s $600M Council cash splash

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Gene Tunny

Yesterday afternoon I caught up with my good friend and former Treasury colleague Joe Branigan to chat about the upcoming Queensland election, and you can listen to our wide-ranging conversation via the player/link below. Among other issues, we chatted about … Continue reading →

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Valuing the Environment podcast chat with Boyd Blackwell

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Gene Tunny

In 2017, Deloitte Access Economics estimated the value of the Great Barrier Reef at $56 billion. You may ask, how could you even attempt to place a dollar value on the Reef? What techniques are used? Aren’t some of our … Continue reading →

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Rookwood Weir business case should be re-worked – first one suggested it’s a poor project, though

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Gene Tunny

Building a downsized 54,000 ML Rookwood Weir in Central Queensland, as the state government is now proposing following an estimated cost blowout, doesn’t appear sensible to me, as agricultural use of the water is critical to the project’s viability, and … Continue reading →

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The 7 habits of highly effective economists Part 2 – Habits 4 to 7: Public victory & renewal habits

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Gene Tunny

I have previously posted Part 1 of the 7 habits of highly effective economists in which I covered the first three habits. This post covers the remaining four. The 7 habits were first defined by the late Stephen R. Covey … Continue reading →

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Townsville getting $250M Super Stadium, but running out of water

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Gene Tunny

One definition of economics is that it is the study of the allocation of scarce resources to competing uses. It says each additional dollar should go to the use which provides the greatest additional benefit. As such, it looks very … Continue reading →

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ABC radio interview on population growth & State income tax proposal

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Gene Tunny

I had an enjoyable chat with Steve Austin on 612 ABC Brisbane radio this morning regarding two topics, Queensland’s underwhelming population growth rate and the State income tax proposal from the Commonwealth Government: Fewer people moving interstate to Queensland The … Continue reading →

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Unsurprising Townsville running out of water when Council is charging so little for it

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Gene Tunny

Townsville City Council desperately needs some hard-headed economic advice, not just on the unwise Super Stadium project, but on water pricing, too. It is reported in today’s Townsville Bulletin that “TOWNSVILLE residents must dramatically reduce their water use if the … Continue reading →

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