Mum pwns Morrison over Budget’s housing farce

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By Leith van Onselen

Scott Morrison faced an angry crowd in Gosford last night as he fronted a town hall of voters concerned that the Coalition’s Budget measures won’t do nearly enough to alleviate the housing affordability crisis afflicting young first home buyers (FHBs). From The New Daily:

…it was housing affordability that dominated the crowd’s attention, even sparking a testy exchange with one voter who asked the Treasurer why the government “gives preferential treatment to investors over young people who wish to buy one home”.

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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.