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Victorians could be forgiven for getting down about the latest COVID-19 lockdown after going through four months of the stay-at-home orders last year, but Brisbane was the place where confidence fell most sharply.
Business
Businesses were investing heavily in equipment in record numbers showing that there was strong economic expansion underway, according to the National Australian Bank.
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Strong commodity prices, low interest rates and a positive economic outlook have combined to send farmer confidence sky-high, while rain remains the missing ingredient for even better conditions.
Business confidence in Queensland jumped dramatically in the closing months of 2020 as uncertainty was swept aside with the end of the election campaigning, according to a Roy Morgan survey.
Brisbane’s office occupancy had fallen to 61 per cent because of social distancing issues, prompting calls for public servants to scale back working from home amid an overall surge in the Queensland property sector’s confidence.
Business confidence grew the strongest in Queensland last month and 13 industries are now above the neutral level nationwide in the latest Roy Morgan survey.
