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Pretending to care about the well-being of Australians is in the DNA of the Business Council of Australia (BCA).
Last week, the BCA shed crocodile tears over the long daily commutes of Australians, claiming it has contributed to the worst wellbeing for young Australians in two decades.
“Many Australians experience long daily commutes to work, which robs them of time with their family. More than one in four Victorians travels over an hour in each direction to work; nearly one in 10 spends more than two hours travelling in each direction”, the BCA bemoaned in a new report.
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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.
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