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.

Australian home buyer demand collapses

Australia’s housing market looks to be entering a major correction phase amid collapsing buyer demand.

Australia’s regions are right to be angry

According to some recent national opinion polls, One Nation is now the most popular political party at the federal level.

When will the renewable energy subsidies end?

How Labor hides its failing economy

Proof Australia’s housing shortage is not a “supply issue”

Housing Minister Clare O’Neil delivered a speech to the National Press Club last week in which she waxed lyrical about how Australia’s housing shortage is fundamentally a supply issue.

Average Aussie home value passes $1.1 million

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released data on the value of the nation’s dwelling stock, which hit a record high of $12.3 trillion in the March quarter of 2026, up 11.9% year on year: The value of Australia’s housing stock has doubled since the December quarter of 2016.

Why does Australia encourage international students to bring their families?

Under Australian immigration rules, both international students and graduate visa holders can bring family members with them.

Victoria’s SRL will bury the state with debt

Infrastructure Australia (IA) has repeatedly stated that it had “low confidence” in Victoria’s Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East, which was forecast to cost $34.5 billion in 2021, based on 2019–20 assumptions.

So much for Asia’s renewable energy transition

I reported last week how Asia’s addiction to coal is driving the world’s carbon emissions.

Will the budget’s tax changes help or hinder housing supply?

The federal budget’s changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax (CGT) were designed to reduce investor demand for established housing, thereby lowering prices, without negatively impacting housing supply.

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