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Blog posts July 2019

Growing pains for Brisbane commuting times

Lengthy commutes have repeatedly been shown to have enormous cost on our economy delaying workers getting to their place of employment and the flow of commerce.

The 2019 Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey (HILDA for short) has revealed that Brisbane’s commute times have blo…

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Infrastructure Australia green lights $2 billion in Queensland road upgrades

Infrastructure Australia has given the green light to $2 billion in Queensland road upgrades.  A copy of the Infrastructure Australia statement is below:

More than $2 billion worth of planned upgrades to the Bruce Highway and M1 Pacific Motorway have been given the green light by Infrastru…

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RBA Cuts Official Cash Rate to just 1.0%

The RBA has today cut the official cash rate to just 1.0%, the lowest rate on record and also the first time since 2012 that the RBA has moved two months in a row with a cut. 

Generally QEAS believes the cut was warranted however it cements a perception that the economy is underperforming that …

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