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30 years of business data: Weak business confidence trend the longest in Pulse Survey history

Persistent trends in weak business confidence and poor business conditions are at the longest sustained period in the history of Queensland’s leading report on business and economic sentiment.

Posted 33 days ago by Emma Clarke 4 Minute(s) to read

State Budget offers little confidence for Queensland business

Today’s State Budget does not deliver genuine, direct relief to the state’s business community and fails to lay the foundations for long-term business confidence.

Posted 46 days ago by Emma Clarke 4 Minute(s) to read

Business Budget Wishlist | What Queensland businesses will be looking for in Tuesday’s State Budget

Genuine, direct commitments to relief from record high costs and compounding pressures are the highest priority for Queensland businesses ahead of tomorrow’s State Budget delivery.

Posted 47 days ago by Emma Clarke 3 Minute(s) to read

State Budget: Critical need to relieve businesses from historically high pressures

The upcoming State Budget must deliver on an urgent need for a long-term strategy to improve the Queensland business operating environment.

Posted 51 days ago by Emma Clarke 2 Minute(s) to read

“Missed opportunity”: Federal Budget doesn’t pass the Queensland business test

Short term measures in Tuesday’s Federal Budget will not address low business productivity and weak confidence long-term, Queensland’s peak business body says.

Posted 2 months ago by Emma Clarke 4 Minute(s) to read

‘Time to get to business’: State’s peak business body calling for policy certainty in state-wide Olympics infrastructure planning and investment

Now is the time for Queensland leaders to commit to the full state-wide Olympic and Paralympic Games infrastructure build portfolio and get on with the job, Business Chamber Queensland says.

Posted 4 months ago by Emma Clarke 3 Minute(s) to read

“Perfect storm” of challenging operating conditions and disaster weakening business profitability

Queensland businesses are facing relentlessly challenging operating conditions, fresh off the back of a weak performance quarter with little optimism for the next 12 months.

Posted 5 months ago by Emma Clarke 5 Minute(s) to read

More than 90% of local businesses impacted during Cyclone Jasper

The state's Far North business community is facing impossibly challenging conditions with many businesses directly and indirectly impacted during the ongoing natural disaster.

Posted 7 months ago by Emma Clarke 3 Minute(s) to read

Pulse data: Businesses don’t expect poor conditions to improve over Christmas

Business conditions, sentiment and expectations in Queensland are showing no signs of improvement with confidence in the future of the state and national economies weak ahead of the traditionally busy…

Posted 8 months ago by Emma Clarke 3 Minute(s) to read

Regulatory burden negatively impacting majority of Queensland businesses, new data shows  

Inefficient government regulation, or red tape, has impacted 70% of Queensland business' growth while the median business cost of complying with regulation  has doubled to $50,000 in the last two…

Posted 9 months ago by Emma Clarke 4 Minute(s) to read

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