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.

Should landlords be driven out of the rental market?

The Victorian government’s recent tax changes—including higher land taxes, expanded levies, and reduced thresholds—have discouraged property investment by significantly increasing holding costs, reducing returns, and prompting thousands of investors to sell or avoid new purchases.

New Zealand’s house price crash has silver lining

Victorian Liberals churn another leader

Victorians are experiencing acute Stockholm Syndrome, wedded to the failing state Labor government who has been in power for 22 of the past 26 years.

Labor opens international student floodgates

The Albanese government claims it wants to reduce immigration to Australia.

All Australians will pay for Victoria’s SRL train to nowhere

Job market still tight outside Sydney and Melbourne

Australia’s labour market has been gradually softening over the past year.

Aussies still very bullish on Australian house prices

Financial markets and many economists no longer believe that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will provide further interest rate relief.

Vertical fiscal imbalances are wrecking Australia

Nine Media’s Shane Wright and Millie Muroi have written a detailed report explaining how the nation’s asymmetric responsibilities and vertical fiscal imbalances are harming service delivery, infrastructure, businesses, and overall productivity and living standards.

Housing affordability: cutting immigration superior to planning reform

It appears that the average Australian knows more about housing affordability than YIMBY lobbyists, such as the Grattan Institute and the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS).

Australian wages should have declined even further

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