Ponzi Pallas begs feds for immigration funding

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By Leith van Onselen

The vertical fiscal imbalances plaguing the federation has reared its ugly head again, with Victorian Treasurer, Tim Pallas, demanding billions of dollars in funding from the federal government to cope with unrelenting immigration-driven population growth. From The Age:

Victoria is still being short-changed on federal infrastructure funding and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg should deliver a better deal for his home state, the Andrews government has claimed.

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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.