Matthew Guy questions Melbourne population ponzi

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By Leith van Onselen

In a great twist of irony, one of the people responsible for the proliferation of high rise development across Melbourne – former planning Minister (now Opposition Leader) Matthew Guy – has had a Damascus moment, and is now questioning the merits of high immigration into Melbourne. From The Age:

Mr Guy said with the city’s population continuing to rapidly expand, it was time for a discussion involving the community, businesses and political leaders…

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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.