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Blog posts October 2018

Why is infrastructure so challenging for Queensland

Infrastructure plays a crucial role in determining the strength of current and future economic growth in Queensland. However the roll out of infrastructure ahead of or even on the curve of requirement has proved profoundly challenging for all three tiers of government and successive governments.

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Queensland Workplace Accident Statistics 2017-18

The 2017-18 WorkCover Annual Report contains very good summary statistics on Queensland accidents in the workplace. These are provided below:

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The big dilemma over WorkCover Queensland

There is a huge decision that the State Government is going to have to make in relation to WorkCover Queensland.  So what is it?

WorkCover is a success story for all other Australian jurisdictions to follow.  WorkCover’s Annual Report for 2017-18 released earlier this month highlights wha…

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The Queensland Productivity Commission should examine the economic benefit of daylight saving

With the risk of alienating die-hard opponents of daylight saving I believe the State Government should commission the Queensland Productivity Commission to examine the economic cost of the Sunshine State not having this initiative.

This coming Sunday - New South Wales, Victoria, the ACT, …

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