The infrastructure boom is a con job

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By Leith van Onselen

Fairfax’s Michael Pascoe has slammed the Coalition’s purported $75 billion in infrastructure spending, claiming it’s a “con job”:

Morrison has got away with rehashing Hockey’s infrastructure PR trick – think of a big number and keep adding years until you reach it…

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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.