Political backlash builds against Queen Lucy’s dystopian Sydney

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By Leith van Onselen

The political backlash against Queen Lucy Turnbull’s Greater Sydney Commission continues to mushroom, with several NSW MPs anticipating a “pile of pain” from voters fed up with the endless destruction of their living standards as migrants are force-fed into the city. From The ABC:

As the Sydney building boom attempts to house a growing population — while keeping downward pressure on property prices — one member of the NSW Government summed up the situation expected at the ballot box in March next year: “A whole bunch of MPs [are] going to wear a pile of pain”.

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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.