Unconventional Economist

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also Chief Economist and co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.

RBA tipped to cut again and again

Westpac chief economist Luci Ellis published a note on the bank’s outlook for interest rates.

Anzac Day links and media appearances

$7 coffees will burst the cafe bubble

I have written about how the explosion in cafe numbers and rampant cost inflation have left the hospitality industry in a precarious position.

EV battery hype fails basic physics

Every few weeks, the world’s media publishes an article on a fantastical breakthrough in electric vehicle (EV) battery technology that enables cars to be charged in as little as five minutes.

Victorian government robs the west to give to the east

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan chose to sign the contracts to build the first leg of the $200-plus billion Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) project against the explicit advice of infrastructure experts.

ABC lacks balance and objectivity on immigration and housing

Australian economy to fall back into recession

The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) Q4 2024 national accounts revealed that the economy finally emerged from a per capita recession following 21 consecutive quarters of decline.

More proof the education export industry is a scam

Is Australian housing “a bargain”?

On every metric, Australian housing is unaffordable.

Dutton faces electoral annihilation

The Dutton-led Coalition is staring down a massive election defeat, with the latest polling from Roy Morgan showing Labor’s two-party preferred vote widening to 55.5% (up 1%) against the Coalition’s 44.5%.

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