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The true state of Queensland debt

Fabrizio Carmignani, Professor, Griffith Business School at Griffith University, asks in The Conversation, 29.1.15) ‘How much debt is Queensland really in?’ ‘How much of that debt can

LNP should use standard economic assessments

The Australia Institute suggests that current economic modelling methodology used to assess projects is flawed. It concludes its submission to the Senate Inquiry into ‘Certain Aspects of

The black holes in LNP and Labor plans to fix Qld’s debt

Mark McGovern discusses the economic policies of the LNP and the ALP in The Conversation (23.1.15). He finds ‘black holes’ in both plans, but is particularly critical

Vote Compass results on the Queensland economy

The majority of regional Queenslanders believe the state’s economy has taken a turn for the worse in the past year, according to the latest results from

The true state of Queensland’s economy – without the spin

Professor Fabrizio Carmignani, of the Griffith University Business School, provides an overview of the state of the Queensland economy in an article in The Conversation, 13.1.15):

Queensland’s deficit higher and growth lower than predicted

Amy Remeikis writes in the Brisbane Times (18.12.14) that Queensland Treasurer Tim Nicholls’ mid-year fiscal and economic update has painted a grimmer than expected picture for the

Income inequality acts as a drag on economic growth

Listening to think tanks? Ross Gittins writes in the Brisbane Times (17.12.14) that ‘My strongest feeling in recent days is what a mentally incestuous, intellectual backwater

Deficit mania and balanced budgets are a political fraud

Seumas Milns writes in The Guardian (UK) that ‘Nearly five years into the Tory-led coalition, most people are well aware that austerity is still cutting living

The case for divestment from fossil fuels

John Quiggin writes in The Conversation (1.12.14) about the ANU’s decision to divest from fossil fuel investments: ‘Leaving aside the ethics of divestment and pursuing a

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, with the Queensland Government lobbying hard to

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 Treasury economist Stephen Anthony, the chief forecaster at Macroeconomics. “The

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 from 75 per cent of costs

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