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If you want another textbook example of how Australia has turned into the real estate equivalent of a narco state, check out the below shenanigans from the NSW Government.
In April, Rob Stokes used the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to turbo-charge development:
NSW planning processes and development applications will be fast-tracked in a bid to support the construction sector and maintain jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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.