Fake Greens hoisted on own immigration petard

Thursday 9 February 2023

The leader of The Greens, Adam Bandt, took to Twitter to shed crocodile tears over Australia’s rampant rental growth, demanding an immediate freeze on rents:

Several commentors quickly pointed out the Greens’ hypocrisy in supporting environmentally destructive mass immigration only to then whine about the consequences:

MB’s own pfh007 gave Bandt both barrels:

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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.