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Blog posts August 2019

Queensland Councils revenue grab on non-residential property owners

The Property Council and the Queensland Resources Council recently commissioned QEAS to determine how local councils in Queensland are complying with State Government guideline principles in applying differential and minimum rates on land owners.

The report analyses local government rating prac…

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State Infrastructure Plan plays to division between SEQ and Regional Queensland

QEAS was fortunate enough to be invited to contribute the below article to Lytton Advisory on Queensland Government’s 2019 State Infrastructure Plan 2019. QEAS Director, Nick Behrens, has been on several project teams led by Lytton Advisory for Queensland Government projects including for the Depart…

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Infrastructure Australia’s Jekyll and Hyde 2019 Infrastructure Audit

Infrastructure Australia has released its second national audit and like its predecessor in 2015, the 2019 Audit is intended to guide the next wave of infrastructure reform in Australia.

The 2019 Audit covers transport, energy, water, telecommunications and – for the first time – social inf…

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QEAS work features in draft Brisbane Airport Masterplan 2020

One of the exciting projects QEAS has been involved in is working with the Brisbane Airport Corporation to evaluate the economic contribution of BNE’s new runway.  Some of this work has recently featured in the draft Brisbane Airport Masterplan 2020 that is out for consultation at present.

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Brisbane CPI up 1.7 per cent

Brisbane's CPI is up by 0.6% in the June quarter and up 1.7% over the year and compares to respective increases of 0.6 per cent and 1.6 per cent for the average of the eight Australian capital cities.

Brisbane's increase was mainly due to automotive fuel (+10.7%) but was partially offset by Elec…

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