As Victoria booms, Victorians go bust!

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By Leith van Onselen

Late last week, Tim Colebatch wrote a nice dissection of Victoria’s economy, which is powering along due to unprecedented population growth:

But both the infrastructure boom and the economic boom reflect the defining reality of Victoria now. The state’s population is growing at an unprecedented pace, mostly from overseas migration. And that has changed our society, changed our economy…

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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.