Will population ponzi swallow another Victorian Government?

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By Leith van Onselen

Melbourne’s manic immigration-fuelled population growth has become the everything issue in the lead-up to next month’s Victorian Election, threatening to throw another government out of office. From The Age:

All of a sudden, it’s all about population. Barely five weeks out from November’s state poll, everybody’s talking about Melbourne’s absurd rate of growth and what we are going to do about it…

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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.