NSW demands infrastructure cash from feds

Friday 14 June 2019

As the NSW Government’s infrastructure building program approaches $100 billion, and Sydney’s population grows out of control, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has subtly the federal government pay its fair share. From The SMH:

Ms Berejiklian made a subtle push for greater financial commitments from Canberra, citing the state’s $90 billion in spending on infrastructure over the next four years compared with the federal government’s $70 billion over a decade…

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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.