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.

Weekend reading and MB media appearances

International Reading: Trump Is Slowly but Surely Killing U.S.

How to fix superannuation

The Albanese government proposes to tax people on gains from any assets kept in their superannuation accounts, beginning with those with a balance of $3 million or more, without indexation.

Melbourne house prices poised for strong rebound

Melbourne has been the worst-performing housing market among major capital cities since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Australia’s long, painful income recession

EV sales would collapse without subsidies

Sydney challenges for world’s most expensive housing market

Last week, Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) released data showing that a record 64.4% of homes in Sydney were valued at $1 million or above.

Should Australia cap migration by country?

Canadian analyst Ben Rabidoux posted the below graphic on Twitter (X), asking whether Canada should place a country cap on its permanent residency intake: The graphic shows that India has dominated Canada’s permanent residency intake, with around 560,000 admissions between 2020 and 2024.

The solution to Australia’s housing crisis is obvious

Victorian government spins Suburban Rail Loop lies

Recent polling by SEC Newgate Australia suggested that Victorians do not consider the $200 billion Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) a high-priority project.

A decade of budget negligence

The financial destruction of the State of Victoria over the past decade is astonishing.

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