Urban Taskforce: Shut up Sydney, shoebox living is good for you

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By Leith van Onselen

With the revolt against Sydney’s break-neck population growth and declining liveability mushrooming, leading the NSW Government to postpone plans to force councils to take on more infill development, Urban Taskforce CEO, Chris Johnson, has penned a self-interested opinion piece in The SMH slamming the decision:

Clearly, there is an election coming in NSW as evidenced by the government’s recent backdown on a new code that helped the “missing middle” densities of terrace houses and townhouses…

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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.