Victoria is getting shafted on infrastructure funding

Thursday 9 February 2017

It is fair to say that Melbournians are the major Victims of the federal government’s mass immigration program. Consider the following data.

First, in the decade to June 2015 (latest available data), Melbourne added an incredible 832,000 people – the largest population increase out of Australia’s capital cities:

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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.