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I don’t usually use this blog to repost things that I’ve written on LinkedIn…the two audiences are different…however, this discussion about Government Board appointments felt like something with a broader interest, so here it is. The release of the Government Appointments Framework following the Briggs Review is a step forward, …read more
Yesterday I had the pleasure of sitting down with Shaun Craike (The Buyers Co. | Find Your Perfect Property Today) to talk about the Cairns economy. This was a really fun and interesting conversation that roamed across many issues relevant to anyone with an interest in the economy of Cairns. …read more
The extended run of positive employment growth in Cairns continued in July with another 300 added. The region has seen an additional 2,300 people employed in the past year. Participation remains high in the region and is up again in July after June was revised a little lower. Employment growth …read more
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The Cairns Post is this morning running a story about an apparent ‘skyrocketing’ in crime within the Cairns Regional Council area. The paper (never one to shy away from dramatising the crime story) quotes extensively from data provided by the organisers of an upcoming crime forum in the city. Unfortunately, …read more
If you would rather listen to an AI-generated podcast about this analysis you can! Listen here. Introduction The success of Northern Australia’s development hinges on effectively harnessing its human capital. Our research reveals a critical, and often underestimated, factor in this equation: the dramatic increase in female labour force participation …read more
The extended run of positive employment growth in Cairns continued in March. The region has seen an additional 3,800 people employed in the past year. While over the course of the last 12 months we see employment up we should note that there are also fewer people registered as unemployed. …read more
While the Trend unemployment rate in Australia remains remarkably stable (stuck between 4.0% and 4.1% for more than a year), we are seeing some clear signs of the gradual easing in the labour market coming from the JobSeeker data. In March the Conus Trend estimate for JobSeekers edged higher to …read more
While the base, unseasonally adjusted data from Cairns Airport for February shows total passenger numbers were low the Conus Trend hit highs not seen since the middle of 2019. The Trend in February hit 429,004; you have to go back to August 2019 to find a level this high and …read more
The extended run of positive employment growth in Cairns continues this month with another 200 added. The region has now seen an additional 4,800 people employed in the past year. Again, this month we see the increase all coming from full-time positions. While over the course of the last 12 …read more
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