Ambos: Mass immigration overruns emergency services

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NSW paramedics have blamed excessive population growth for declining response times, claiming that high density living and increased traffic congestion is placing undue strain on emergency services:

NSW ambulance response times are among the slowest in the country, with the state recording its longest wait time in a decade…

The Australian government report stated this was the longest wait time recorded in NSW in 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.