Australia’s immigration policy is planning to fail
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Last week, The ABC warned that rapid development and urban infill was generating ‘heat islands’ and baking our cities under concrete:
Demand for housing has led to a rise in subdivisions, and a loss of yard space and the trees they contain.
Block sizes for new houses across Australian cities have plummeted by 22 per cent — to an average of 467 square metres — in the past 15 years, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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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.