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.

Canada teaches Australia how to fix housing crisis

Like Australia, Canada experienced a record surge of immigration once borders opened following the Covid-19 pandemic, with the nation adding around 1.2 million people in 2023 alone.

Falling unemployment pressures RBA

The odds of a near-term interest rate hike have increased dramatically following Thursday’s labour force report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which showed that headline unemployment declined to 4.1% in December, down from 4.3%.

Australia’s housing crisis is entrenched

Brace for another 40 years of mass migration

Australia has experienced the strongest population growth in the developed world this century.

No signs of emerging wage inflation

Last week, CBA released its wage tracker for December, which draws on de-identified salary flows from around 400,000 CBA accounts to provide an early snapshot of wage growth.

Are Australian house prices rigged to crash?

Aussie housing inflation accelerates

Australia’s November CPI release from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that housing inflation rose by 5.2% over the year to November 2025.

Australian house prices accelerate into new year

Australia backtracks on Indian student visas

Aussies face new wave of mortgage stress

Roy Morgan reports that mortgage stress has fallen to its lowest level since January 2023, following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) three 25 bp rate cuts.

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