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Last month, Maiy Azize, Deputy Director of Anglicare Australia and a spokesperson for Everybody’s Home, posted a strawman article at The Point (The Australia Institute’s new propaganda outlet), arguing that it is “wrong” to blame migrants for the nation’s housing crisis.
I dissected Azize’s arguments in detail and pointed out that she conveniently left out the impacts of excessive immigration levels on renters.
Now Azize has returned, bemoaning Australia’s deplorable rental affordability.
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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.
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