‘Big Australia’ means high-rise battery chook living

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By Leith van Onselen

Dr Bob Birrell and Dr Ernest Healy from The Australian Population Research Institute (APRI) published a report examining the deleterious impact of Australia’s mass immigration ‘Big Australia’ policy on housing affordability in Sydney and Melbourne.

This report found that young Australians were being shut out of housing and that there was a critical shortage of family-friendly homes:

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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.