Gotti’s poisonous economic waffle must end

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By Leith van Onselen

With Victorian (read Melbourne) high-rise apartment approvals retracing from all-time highs:

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Robert Gottliebsen (“Gotti”) has published another alarmist article criticising “naive” Victorian regulations requiring better apartment design – such as proper windows, storage space, cross-ventilation, greater set-backs, and more open space – for crimping apartment construction, and potentially pushing Victoria and the nation into recession. From The Australian:

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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.