Traffic congestion is getting worse, led by Sydney and Melbourne

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By Leith van Onselen

Just a fortnight after the Grattan Institute released propaganda claiming “Australia’s urban commuters have little to fear from population growth”, that “migration has not brought cities to a standstill”, and that the impact of population growth is “benign”, the truth has been revealed yet again, with the Australian Automobile Association (AAA) releasing its Road Congestion in Australia report, which reveals that traffic congestion is unambiguously getting worse:

No-one benefits from congestion, and everyone pays…

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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.