Sydney immigration backlash swells as living standards crushed

Leith van Onselen

Sunday 29 July 2018

By Leith van Onselen

The SMH reported over the weekend that “Migrants keep coming while Sydneysiders move out of town”:

Net overseas migration boosted the NSW population by 104,500 in the year, more than any other state…

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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.