Population ponzi gobbles Melbourne’s food and water supplies

Wednesday 25 July 2018

The hidden costs of Australia’s ‘Big Australia’ mass immigration policy have been drawn further into view with a report by Melbourne University researchers claiming that Melbourne risks losing its food bowl as urban development encroaches on fertile farmland:

Food for Thought, a study by Melbourne University researchers… calls on the Victorian government to protect farmland and water access close to the city…

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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.