Why is Ley backing Albo’s severe immigration/housing crunch?

Thursday 27 November 2025

By Stephen Saunders

The Coalition’s touted policy shifts enable Albanese to sail on with massive immigration, historic rental/housing unaffordability, and steepening power bills.

Nominally the Liberal Party mantra is “individual freedom and free enterprise”.

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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.