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Thursday, June 30

Bush tourism boom has some towns bursting at the seams

It may start to feel a bit cramped in regional Queensland after data showed it was enjoying a golden era with a tourism boom adding to the COVID-inspired population boom.

Regional Queensland 'roaring ahead' in tourism and jobs

The economies of regional Queensland are starting to fire up with unemployment consistently better than Brisbane and tourism rebounding strongly.

Reserve Bank Governor Phillip Lowe and Employment Minister Stuart Robert say the CentreLink queues may shrink further(File image).

Why Queensland's rising unemployment numbers are actually a good sign

Queensland’s higher than average unemployment was a sign of the state’s success in dealing with the pandemic, according to Conus Consultancy economist Pete Faulkner.

Brisbane drags the chain while regions drive the recovery

There are certain things Queenslanders are just not willing to do during COVID-19. Go to the office and catch public transport are two of them, according to the Google mobility data.

This may be as bad as it will get for jobs in Qld, says economic forecast

Queensland’s unemployment is as bad as it’s likely to get but at least one region was likely to see a jobless rate approaching 20 per cent, according to economists at Conus Consultancy.

Regional housing starts hit all-time low, despite boom in the north

Residential building approvals have collapsed to their lowest-ever level in regional Queensland with the construction-dependent Gold Coast leading the falls with a 42 per cent slide over the year to May.

Brisbane, two Coasts worst hit by job crisis, mining still buoyant

Brisbane and its neighbouring coasts have been hit harder than the rest of Queensland by job shedding as companies adjust to the COVID-19 recession.

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How one massive hailstorm almost kept Queensland's economy in the black

John McCarthy Thursday, June 04