Pascometer burns red on population growth

Monday 15 February 2016

Fairfax’s Michael Pascoe wrote a nauseating article yesterday celebrating Australia’s population hitting 24 million, whilst taking a not-so-subtle jab at those of us who want Australia’s population growth slowed:

Each year, a wave a migrants arrive, look around and say in various languages words to the effect of: “How bloody good is this? Let’s get stuck in!”…

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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.