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Blog posts September 2019

Extending the Brisbane Metro to Brisbane’s airport makes economic sense

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner’s proposal to expand the Brisbane Metro project to Brisbane Airport is an excellent idea.

People who are arriving as tourists at the airport have an option of catching a taxi, an Uber or the Airtrain, but for people who work there every day it’s not affordab…

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The danger for business from CEDA’s latest research

I am very big fan of the work that CEDA (Committee for the Economic Development of Australia) does and their latest research is no exception. 

CEDA has released the results of its first nationwide poll of Australian business, to better understand community expectations of business; and the chal…

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Queensland's domestic economy - June Quarter 2019

Key points:

Over the year to the June quarter 2019 Queensland's domestic economy in trend terms grew by 0.9% on par with growth in the national domestic economy (0.9%). GDP growth for Australia over the year was 1.5%.

Queensland's domestic economy in trend terms grew by 0.3% in the June Qtr 2…

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