Population ponzi to swallow Sydney’s golf courses

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With Sydney’s population projected to balloon to nearly 10 million people over the next 48 years, driven entirely by mass immigration:

Rather than slowing the deluge by cutting immigration, the government wants to canibalise Sydney’s golf courses:

Long parklands and shared areas on golf courses will help Sydneysiders make the most of our green space as the population swells beyond 5.8 million in the decade to come.

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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.