Get ready for an immigration boom

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The stars are aligning for a massive increase of immigration once the COVID-19 lockdown ends.

Over the past week, we witnessed lobby groups and senior economists soften the Australian population up for a big ramp-up in immigration.

It began with Australia’s chief property lobby groups, the Property Council of Australia and the Housing Industry Association, both demanding that the federal government open Australia up to low-skilled immigration and international students to juice housing demand.

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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.