MB Presentation: The vain hope for more infrastructure
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Last weekend I gave a short presentation at a Sustainable Australia community meeting in Melbourne. In this presentation, I explain why Australia has developed a massive infrastructure deficit and why it will only get worse as long as the ‘Big Australia’ mass immigration program is maintained. I also explain why living standards will unambiguously worsen under the ‘Big Australia’ policy.
Planning Professor Michael Buxton also gave a great presentation discussing over-development and the destruction of Melbourne’s heritage and environment:
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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.