David Murray: Aussie housing like the Dutch tulip bubble

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By Leith van Onselen

David Murray – the former CEO of the Commonwealth Bank and head of the Financial System Review – appeared on Switzer TV earlier this month whereby he likened the Australian housing market to the 1600’s Dutch Tulip Bubble. Below are some key extracts from the interview, which you can watch here:

Switzer: “How vulnerable do you think our banks are to the apartment oversupply?”

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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.