Anna Bligh

News and interviews on Anna Bligh including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.

Thursday, 03 February 2011

No lives lost in Cyclone Yasi, but Queensland faces another huge clean up

Queenslanders are breathing a sigh of relief this morning after Premier Anna Bligh confirmed that there have been no reports of lives lost from Cyclone Yasi.
 

Thursday, 13 January 2011

A stalled state

We’re only just starting to get a feel for how much Queensland’s economy will be affected by this flood crisis.
 

Brisbane floodwaters peak, but over 70 still missing and city centre shut down

Floodwaters in the Brisbane CBD have reached their peak but the crisis is far from over.
 

Wednesday, 12 January 2011

Floods hit Brisbane and Ipswich, 90 people still missing as business shuts down

The city of Ipswich has been shut down and water levels are continuing to rise in Brisbane today as evacuation efforts accelerate throughout South East Queensland.
 

Tuesday, 11 January 2011

A flood of despair

The daily struggles of entrepreneurs look pretty easy when compared to the tragedy in Toowoomba.
 

Thursday, 06 January 2011

Costs from Queensland floods rise, but economists say disaster will not impact interest rates

The mining, agribusiness, insurance and consumer staples sectors have started counting the costs of the Queensland flood disaster.
 

Wednesday, 31 March 2010

Facebook reminds administrators to monitor pages

Social networking giant Facebook has apparently emailed fan page administrators to remind them of the tools available to help moderate content on their discussion boards.
 

Wednesday, 24 February 2010

Queensland bows to pressure from billionaire and delays land tax changes

The Queensland Government will postpone debate on the controversial changes to land tax legislation after a number of industry groups speak out in protest.
 

Wednesday, 10 February 2010

Fears for another meat processor as abattoir sector struggles

Doubts have been raised over the viability of a Queensland firm Leitch Pastoral Group, which stood down 230 workers at its two abattoirs yesterday.
 

Monday, 16 November 2009

NBN Co. names CIO, announces location of technical team headquarters

Melbourne named as the home for the NBN’s technical team responsible with rolling-out the IT infrastructure.
 

Thursday, 06 August 2009

States could share National Broadband Network headquarters

While Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria are all vying for the opportunity to house the NBN's headquarters, it was revealed yesterday that headquarters could in fact be located in several states.
 

Friday, 03 July 2009

Another $300 million for training will boost education sector

The Government has added $300 million to offer free training for the unemployed.
 

Wednesday, 17 June 2009

Qld budget provides payroll tax concessions but business costs jump by $500 million

Queensland’s struggling finances have notioned a budget of concessions offset by higher business costs elsewhere.
 

Tuesday, 16 June 2009

Queensland and NSW brace for big budget deficits

NSW’s treasurer hints local businesses will benefit in today’s State budget.
 

Wednesday, 03 June 2009

Scrapping fuel subsidy will cost Queensland business $320 million

Queensland small businesses set to feel more pain at the pump with the scraping of the State's fuel subsidy.
 

Monday, 23 March 2009

Bligh's promise on jobs in Queensland

Newly elected Queensland Premier Anna Bligh will unveil her new cabinet in the next few days.
 

Friday, 20 March 2009

Queensland election will go down to the wire

The Liberal National Party has edged ahead of Queensland's incumbent Labor Government as the state prepares to head to the polls tomorrow.
 

Tuesday, 24 February 2009

Queensland election could hinge on economic woes

Queensland has called an early state election just three days after losing its AAA credit rating
 

Wednesday, 10 December 2008

Queensland property sector hit with shock tax hike

Queensland property developers are crying foul over Premier Anna Bligh’s decision to impose a special tax on landholdings worth more than $5 million, claiming the decision will cost 3500 jobs.
 

Wednesday, 03 December 2008

iPhone, Harvey Norman and Kevin Rudd top Google search results

Retailer Harvey Norman, Apple’s iPhone, US president-elect Barack Obama and Olympic swimmer Stephanie Rice have one thing in common – they top Google’s most popular search terms for 2008.
 
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