Lobby: Migration needed to build infrastructure for migrants

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Infrastructure Partnerships Australia (IPA) chief executive, Adrian Dwyer, has hypocritically called for a restoration of pre-COVID levels of immigration to build the infrastructure needed to sustain a bigger population (caused by immigration), alongside a stronger commitment to ‘net zero’ carbon emissions (made worse by population growth):

“With a new term of parliament before it, now is the perfect time for the Albanese government to reassess and redefine its vision and objectives for Australian infrastructure,” said Infrastructure Partnerships Australia chief executive Adrian Dwyer…

The new government needed to be clear about its objectives for infrastructure projects and stop taxpayer dollars “leaking through to sub-economic projects,” Mr Dwyer said.

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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.