

Competition for Amazon's New HQ
On the 19th of October proposals are due to Amazon from communities that are interested in being the home to Amazon’s second HQ, which...
Oct 3, 2017


Economic Diversity is Important
An interesting article appeared recently in the Wall Street Journal and with what seems to be a constant barrage of natural disasters, it...
Sep 1, 2017


More People
The ABS recently released their revised estimated resident population figures, after adjusting their original estimates using the data...
Aug 2, 2017


Global Innovation Index 2017
The Global Innovation Index 2017 was released the other day. Pretty typical results for Australian in these types of rankings, we fell...
Jun 21, 2017


People, People and More People
A couple of weeks ago, the ABS released its annual estimated resident population figures for the country. The following figure shows the...
Apr 12, 2017


Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
In economic development, we are often bombarded by elected officials crying out for new jobs and a lack of understanding of the...
Feb 23, 2017


Chinese investors are going crazy after Australian hotels
New research released by Colliers International shows how Australia has become a very popular destination for Chinese investment into...
Feb 21, 2017


How businesses make location decisions is changing
A recent review of survey responses in the US over the last 30 years shows how some decision criteria has changed while others remain...
Feb 13, 2017


Supply Base one step closer
One of the largest private investments in regional WA's history, set to be based in Onslow, is a step closer to becoming reality. Project...
Nov 11, 2016


Developing East Arnhem wins national award
The successful economic development work undertaken by Developing East Arnhem Limited (DEAL) over the past 12 months has been recognised...
Oct 12, 2016