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.

New Zealand’s ‘slow motion’ house price crash

The latest data from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) showed that house prices nationally have fallen by 16.4% over 44 months, with all major centres experiencing heavy declines.

University obsession de-skills Australia

UN should attack China on climate, not Australia

UN climate chief Simon Stiell jetted into Australia to blame us for the world’s climate woes.

Australians are working longer, not smarter

Millie Muroi from The SMH noted that Australians are working more hours to compensate for declining productivity.

How Labor ‘broke’ Australia’s migration system

The Albanese government cannot be trusted on immigration.

Reserve Bank to slash rates to ward off mass unemployment

Statistics New Zealand on Tuesday released Q2 labour force data, which reported a decline in employment and a rise in both unemployment and underemployment.

Australians want hybrid vehicles, not EVs

The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) released new car data for July, which reported the strongest monthly sales on record with a total of 103,097 vehicles delivered over the month.

Queenslanders may start fleeing to Victoria

Since the pandemic, Queensland has been a magnet for residents of southern states, including Victoria.

China and India rush headlong into coal

China (31.5% share in 2023) and India (8.1% share in 2023) have driven the increase in global carbon emissions this century.

Labor relaunches international student Ponzi scheme

The latest data from the Departments of Home Affairs and Education indicates that the Albanese government’s “crackdown” on the international education sector has had minimal impact.

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