VIC Liberals privatise poo for population ponzi

Thursday 22 November 2018

The Victorian Liberals have pledged to sell off Melbourne’s sewage treatment service to fund major rail and road projects, if elected on Saturday. From SBS News:

Melbourne’s sewage treatment service would be privatised to unlock $5 billion for major road and rail projects, if the opposition wins Saturday’s Victorian state election.

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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.