‘Big Australia’ is far from over

Tuesday 8 April 2025

The Australian’s Tom Dusevic published a strange report claiming that ‘Big Australia’ is over.

“Forgive me for reviving an ancient tool of voter vibe but the worm has turned on Big Australia. The post-pandemic people surge is fading”, Dusevic wrote.

“Whoever wins on May 3 will inherit a normal migration inflow, but the pandemic’s long tail of havoc on home building will take years to settle down”…

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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.