Melbourne “crush loaded” as population ponzi strikes again

Wednesday 28 October 2015

Question: What do you get when you shove 800,000 new people into a city in just 10 years, without sufficient new infrastructure investment?

Answer: Rising congestion and lower living standards.

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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.