Harry Triguboff plays Australians for fools

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Billionaire Meriton founder ‘Highrise’ Harry Triguboff is the master of manipulation.

For decades, Triguboff has persuaded politicians to implement policies favourable to his financial interests, including mass immigration.

The interview below from 2006 illustrates this point, with Triguboff arguing that Sydney’s population needed to reach 20 million by 2050, with Australia’s population at 150 million.

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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.