This section includes papers on the management of Queensland's economy.
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Newman to fight Canberra over disaster relief funding Amy Remeikis reports in the Brisbane Times (1.12.14) that Premier Campbell Newman 'is preparing to take another fight to Canberra, wi... More » |
Perceived unfairness of budget partial cause of blow out 'Although the budget contained many worthwhile measures, in practical terms it "produced confidence-sapping political deadlock," writes former Trea... More » |
Queensland's disaster relief funding under threat 'National disaster funding to Queensland from the federal government is under serious threat with authorities wanting to reduce federal payouts fro... More » |
Wise investment or fossil fools? 'Something is brewing' writes business columnist Michael West in the Sydney Morning Herald. 'If you were to join the dots you would conclu... More » |
Adani quizzed by National Stock Exchange of India 'Indian conglomerate Adani has been questioned by the National Stock Exchange of India over claims that the State Bank of India has extended it a $... More » |
National Party voters would be hardest hit by GP 'co-payment' |
Newman Government to pay for coal infrastructure 'Queensland taxpayers will help fund a rail line from Abbot Point port to what will be Australia's largest coal mine, with the door open to similar... More » |
The G20 agenda: the push on tax avoidance 'Tax avoidance by multinational enterprises is not new. But the current level of political will and public outcry on the issue is uncommon in the h... More » |
Rising joblessness - trouble for Joe Hockey Stephen Koukoulas writes in The Guardian (7.11.14) about the impact of rising joblessness and falling iron ore prices on the economy. 'The economy ... More » |
Joe Hockey and rising inequality Professor James Morley writes in The Conversation (4.11.14): 'Joe Hockey may try and advocate that higher taxes kill the goose that lays the golden... More » |
Anthropologist Sally Babiddge writes in The Conversation (30.10.14) that miners do much more than extract minerals and make profits. 'The Australia... More » |
The Mouse that Roars - Coal in the Queensland Economy Paper (October 2014) on the coal industry in Queensland by Roderick Campbell, Research Fellow with The Australia Institute: '99 per c... More » |
Effective gambling regulation is not just 'red tape' Charles Livingstone writes in The Conversation (20.10.14) that the Queensland government's changes to its poker machine legislation has removed 'tw... More » |
Immense divide : budget impact Coalition and Labor seats Tom Allard reports in The Brisbane Times (10.10.14) on the findings of a study by the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling that c... More » |
Bringing the free market down to earth is a moral question Jean-Paul Gagnon and Mark Chou write in The Conversation (1.10.14): 'The lack of regulation, the weak enforcement of existing regulations and the m... More » |
Samuel Alexander writes in The Conversation (2.10.14): 'Like a snake eating its own tail, our growth-oriented civilisation suffers from the delusio... More » |
German climate advisor scathing on Australia's coal policy Lisa Cox reports in The Brisbane Times (2.10.14) that the German Chancellor's advisor on climate policy has said that continued coal use was not on... More » |
The cost of homelessness: an Australian national study This report by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (16.12.13) explores the effect homelessness programs have on the potential to yi... More » |
'Budget emergency' denied by 63 Australian economists who argue that 'the government's chief aim shouldn't be to generate a surplus but to generate... More » |
Queensland Western Downs: survey on coal seam gas CSIRO scientists report the outcomes of a survey of residents in Queensland's Western Downs region on attitudes to coal seam gas. More » |
Conus Business Consultancy Services questions government's tourism statistics LNP Tourism minister's statistics queried by Conus Business Consultancy Services: 'We can only conclude that the LNP are, once again, using data wh... More » |
Queensland tourism - growth stagnating Cameron Atfield writes in The Brisbane Times (15.9.14) that Queensland's tourism peak body has warned that tourism in the State is stagnating, with... More » |
The local costs of Cairns' new casino Francis Markham and Martin Young write in The Conversation (5.9.14) that 'while Aquis has produced a 4000-page environmental and social impact stat... More » |
Social Inequality: is the elephant in the room strangling us all? The notion of a fair go and the concept of social mobility are both central to the Australian psyche and culture. Aleesandro Demaio writes in The C... More » |
Sale of the century - the great privatisation scam James Meek (The Guardian, 27.8.14) discusses the inequities that have resulted from the UK's privatised public services. 'A tax is generally ... More » |