Paramedics: Population ponzi is risking lives

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By Leith van Onselen

For years we’ve heard how hospitals in our major cities are being overrun by the ongoing population influx caused by Australia’s mass immigration program.

Now, paramedics in Sydney’s crush-loaded west have warned that rapid population growth combined with over-development has resulted in traffic gridlock, causing slower ambulance response times that’s placing people’s lives at risk:

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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.