Building Queensland has published its latest Infrastructure Pipeline Report detailing the work occurring across Queensland Government assessing major infrastructure projects.
The Infrastructure Pipeline Report presents Building Queensland’s independent, expert view of priority infrastructure prop…
The Queensland Mid-Year Fiscal and Economic Review 2017-18 has been released providing an update on the State's economic and fiscal position since the State Budget delivered in June of this year.
Key points include:
There has been a lot of talk this year about growth in public sector numbers in Queensland. With the Mid-year Fiscal and Economic Review (MYFER) to be delivered this week QEAS takes a look at this important topic.
This issue tends to focus on growth across years (longitudinal comparison). W…
Latest ABS data confirms Queensland's domestic economic growth has now peaked and is falling away which has considerable implications for future employment growth in the Sunshine State.
In trend terms, our domestic economy grew by only 0.1 per cent in the September quarter and in seasonally adju…
QEAS has previously had a very close interest in Queensland productivity given the profound importance it has for the economy and living standards. Productivity measures the efficiency with which combined labour and capital inputs are transformed into product or service outputs which is called ‘m…
Does your business feel compelled to donate to the major political parties or attend a particular political party event? If so, you’re not alone.
Recently the Grattan Institute studied political donations in Australia and confirmed what many know to be the case. If you want to do busine…
Competition is a beautiful and ruthless concept. It is a situation in which two or more people or groups are trying to get something which not everyone can have. In the business world this is predominantly market share. For State Governments competition is better known as competitive federalism…
Jobs Queensland have released a very interesting report ‘Anticipating Future Skills: Jobs growth and alternative futures for Queensland to 2022.
It provides an evidence base for consideration of Queensland’s future skills needs that has been developed in consultation with industries and region…
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.
The 2017-18 WorkCover Annual Report contains very good summary statistics on Queensland accidents in the workplace. These are provided below:
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…
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, …
The executive summary of the Interim Report of the Financial Services Royal Commission is provided below:
The Commission’s work, so far, has shown conduct by financial services entities that has brought public attention and condemnation. Some conduct was already known to regulators and the p…
Access to finance has a profound influence on a businesses’ capacity to grow and since the GFC major banks have become more risk averse and conservative in their business lending. This has given rise to Queensland businesses experiencing a range of difficulties including accessing finance on accept…
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released fascinating statistics relating to the hows and whys of population growth across Australia and Queensland.
Brisbane is back among Australia's fastest-growing cities, according to latest data. Brisbane's population grew by 48,000 people in 2016-17 …
The best measure of the economic activity that each of us sees and feels on a daily basis is state final demand which measures domestic economic activity. Today the Australian Bureau of Statistics released their latest estimates and Queensland's year to the June Quarter 2018 was a very healthy 3.4% …
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Amid the chaos and circus of last week’s Liberal leadership spill in Canberra, Safe Work Australia released its ‘Key Work Health and Safety Statistics Australia 2018’.
These statistics detail national work-related injuries, diseases and fatalities and offer a timely reminder of the imp…
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