John Hewson: Aussie housing “reaching crisis proportions”

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By Leith van Onselen

Let’s recall the recent comments made by David Murray – the former CEO of the Commonwealth Bank and head of the Financial System Review – whereby he likened the Australian housing market to the 1600’s Dutch Tulip Bubble:

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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.