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The AFR’s property rent-seeking summit is underway, with attendees warning that housing shortages are set to re-emerge as manic population growth outruns falling dwelling construction:
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has taken the stage.
He says population growth has been a major driver for housing demand in Australia, noting the population grew by 1.7 per cent between 2005 and 2015.
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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.
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