Australians would be wealthier with a smaller population

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The “Stats Guy” Simon Kuestenmacher, is a renowned immigration lobbyist. For years, he has pumped out propaganda supporting a Big Australia.

Last year, Kuestenmacher seemingly experienced a Damascus moment, recognising that Australia’s business model is fundamentally flawed and harming the middle class:

The Atlas of Economic Complexity, produced by the Growth Lab at Harvard University, measures (you guessed it) the complexity of economies around the world.

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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.