Mike Nahan lathers lipstick on WA economy pig

Monday 25 July 2016

WA Treasurer, Mike Nahan, has hit back at the CommSec State-of-the-States report, released today, which saw the WA economy slump to second last place. From The ABC:

Treasurer Mike Nahan said it was inevitable the state had declined relative to its position during the mining boom.

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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.