Australian Economy

Treasurer: QLD economy surging

Leith van Onselen
Thursday 8 September 2016
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By Leith van Onselen

Queensland’s treasurer, Curtis Pitt, has truly drunk the Kool Aid today, proclaiming that the state’s economy is surging after yesterday’s national accounts release:

The figures for the June quarter shows Queensland’s State Final Demand rose by 0.3 per cent…

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.