Publications

Felicity Caldwell reports in the Brisbane Times (18.1.17) on details of a new Sensis Business Index survey which shows business confidence in Queensland at a new

Felicity Caldwell reports in the Brisbane Times (9.1.17) on ABS data showing a decline in building approvals in Queensland after a recent glut of apartment construction

Tani Shaw writes in The Conversation (4.1.17) about how, since the end of the Second World War, the way we measure what is going on in

The ABC’s Ian Verrender comments (19.12.16) on the MYEFO economic update, and what it signifies for the Turnbull federal government’s economic program. ‘Not all Scott Morrison’s

Former Treasurer Wayne Swan writes in The Guardian (16.12.16): ‘If the electoral landscape over 2016 has revealed anything, it’s the incredible potential energy that exists in

What we need is leadership – a warning from the Chief Scientist The Chief Scientist’s report, discussed at COAG in December 2016, includes the following statement:

Joshua Robertson reports in The Guardian (12.12.16) on the Palaszczuk Government’s plan to spend a $1 billion budget windfall on regional jobs, in an apparent move

Gareth Hutchens writes in The Guardian (9.12.16) about the findings of the latest Australian Taxation Office ‘transparency report’: ‘More than 35% of the largest public companies

Howard Guille: ‘The social failure of mining’ Howard Guille’s paper, presented to the TJRyan Foundation / QCU seminar ‘Jobs of the future in an uncertain environment’

Turnbull and Palaszczuk on the Adani rail link: December 2016 In December, just after their Parliaments had risen for the summer break, a visit by the

‘The Lucky Country faces difficult year ahead’ writes Ian Verrender (ABC, 5.12.16): ‘Two consecutive quarters of contraction equals recession. ‘While few economists are forecasting a December

Joanna Howe writes in The Conversation (29.11.16) about the controversy over the federal government’s changes to the backpacker tax, which shows the inadequacy of relying on