Posh Teal pushes another bogus housing solution

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Allegra Spender, the Teal federal member for Wentworth (which contains Sydney’s wealthy eastern suburbs), published two contradicting articles last year in which she advocated for a substantial increase in immigration while also advocating for lower carbon emissions (see here and here).

Spender got her wish with the Albanese Government using last year’s loaded Jobs & Skills Summit, contrived “visa backlogs”, and the Migration Review to push immigration to all-time highs.

The Albanese Government also inked two migration pacts with India to ensure that immigration levels remain turbo-charged into the future.

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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.