More converts to the anti-population ponzi push

By Leith van Onselen

Last week it was former Victorian planning minister (now opposition leader), Matthew Guy, questioning the merits of high immigration. And now, Herald-Sun columnist, Tom Elliott, has penned a well-argued piece calling for a marked reduction in Australia’s migrant intake, in the interests of improving residents’ living standards:

SICK of being stuck in traffic? Surprised by the extent of Melbourne’s urban sprawl? Horrified to learn that once-entry level homes in inner areas now sell for more than a million dollars apiece?

Rampant population growth is largely to blame, yet it doesn’t have to be this way…

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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.