THE “populate or our future fortunes will perish” cry is the ultimate national pyramid scheme NEVER mind environmental sustainability, there’s an even more fundamental disconnect in the debate, such as it is, over Australia’s population. It is that between a “big Australia” and the source of our contemporary and future prosperity. Article Link:
Population Policy a National Pyramid Scheme – 24 July 2010 Read More »
It is often said Australian Labor stands well to the left of America’s Democrats. You wouldn’t know it in the run-up to elections in both countries this year. On immigration, big business and climate change, Julia Gillard is running to the right, while Barack Obama is staying to the left. Article Link:
Obama Jumps to the Left, Gillard Steps to the Right – 24 July 2010 Read More »
IN Labor’s 2007 election campaign, strategists were convinced by their imported Geordie political adviser, Alan Milburn, that there is room for only “one fooking message” in a campaign. Three years on, the mantra seems to have stuck. Article Link:
Who Do They Think We Are – 23 July 2010 Read More »
Former Opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull upped the sustainable population debate yesterday in Brisbane describing Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s sustainable Australia as “fatuous and facile”. Article Link:
Infrastructure Key to Managing Population: Turnbull – 23 July 2010 Read More »
Beijing municipal people’s congress revealed this week that the Chinese capital now has 19.72 million inhabitants, growing by over 3 per cent in the past 2 years. Previous estimates had predicted that the city’s population would swell to that level a decade later than it has. According to the guidelines regarding Beijing’s development between 2004
Beijing’s Population Surges Near 20 Million – 24 July 2010 Read More »
Julia Gillard has deliberately confused population policy with refugee policy Article Link: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/fertility-key-to-sustainable-population/story-fn59niix-1225896348126
Fertility Key to Sustainable Population – 24 July 2010 Read More »
A shrinking population and inflated expectations are a damaging mix Article Link: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/europe-shows-the-alternative-to-growth-is-decline/story-e6frg6zo-1225895851365
Europe Shows the Alternative to Growth is Decline – 23 July 2010 Read More »
LABOR frontbenchers are now conceding immigration is part of the population debate after a bruising 24 hours on the issue, in which the Liberals have seized on the government’s inconsistencies. Article Link:
Split Harms Labor Immigration Stance – 23 July 2010 Read More »
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is poised to unveil a significant cut in Australia’s annual migration intake as he tries to outflank Labor in the politically sensitive territory of boats and population. Article Link:
Migration Cut in Abbott Bid for Upper Hand – 24 July 2010 Read More »
Neither leader can be fully satisfied with their efforts in the first week. It is only week one, but already on the election obstacle course Tony Abbott has been singed as he tried to cremate WorkChoices, and Julia Gillard has found herself haunted by Kevin Rudd and Mark Latham. Article Link:
IR Monkey Wrenches Abbott, Population Perishes on Gillard – 24 July 2010 Read More »
