Backlash swells against Gladys’ “about right” immigration numbers

Monday 20 August 2018

Back in May, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian claimed the immigration and population “numbers now are about right” and that immigration and infrastructure “are not linked… to the extent people perceive them to be”.

This statement came after it was revealed that Sydney’s population ballooned by 101,600 people in 2016-17, driven by 84,700 net overseas migrants:

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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.