Phil Lowe’s grand plan to kick the can

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By Leith van Onselen

As noted by Houses & Holes earlier, RBA deputy governor, Phil Lowe, has delivered another Panglossian assessment of the prospects facing the Australian economy, effectively endorsing Australia’s ‘population ponzi’ economic model and ‘selling dirt’ without adequately considering the downsides to Australian’s living standards.

Lowe’s comments about Australia’s rampant immigration intake are particularly curious:

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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.