THE global “war for skills” was intensifying as declining fertility in Western and Asian countries put overseas student recruitment atop the productivity agenda. Article Link: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/falling-fertility-fuels-demand/story-e6frgcjx-1225894751163
Falling Fertility Fuels Demand – 21 July 2010 Read More »
ULIA Gillard is running the most dishonest election campaign we have seen in our lifetime. Article Link:
PM’s Cover-up on Population – 23 July 2010 Read More »
Mark Crosby over at Core Economics has a post on population economics that created stress for me. Stress because it argues an intellectual position I (and many others) have being trying to combat for many years. Article Link: http://www.harryrclarke.com/2010/07/22/economics-of-population-growth/
Economics of Population Growth – 22 July 2010 Read More »
Election uncertainties generally aren’t good for the economy, so you might hope we’re getting something of value for the considerable cost. The early indication is: no. Dissembling and a big lie remain the order of the day. Article Link:
Puppetry of the Population – 19 July 2010 Read More »
The shrill from commentators warning of Australia’s apparent skills shortage is deafening. But there are a number of reasons why this claim, and the inevitable recommendation for government to increase quotas of skilled migrants, is flawed, and why the solution is not in the best interests of Australia in the long run. Article Link:
Skilled Labour Migration Removes Incentives to Invest in Education Read More »
OPPOSITION leader Tony Abbott has vowed to put a lid on Australia’s population growth by slashing immigration by nearly half over the next three years. Article Link: http://www.news.com.au/features/federal-election/coalition-will-cut-immigration-says-opposition-leader-tony-abbott/story-fn5tar6a-1225896532324
Coalition Will Cut Immigration Says Opposition Leader Tony Abbott – 25th July 2010 Read More »
AUSTRALIA will slash its migrant intake by 130,000 under a coalition government, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says in his column in News Limited papers today. Article Link:
Tony Abbott Says Coalition Would Slash Immigration – 25 July 2010 Read More »
Adelaide – INFRASTRUCTURE on the city’s fringe is already buckling under pressure, before massive population increases flagged in the state 30-Year Plan have even begun. Article Link: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/citys-fringe-crumbles-under-unsupported-growth/story-e6frea83-1225896286711
City’s Fringe Crumbles Under Unsupported Growth – 22 July 2010 Read More »
TONY Abbott’s bold strike on population policy will throw Labor off balance, outrage business groups and the elites … and set heads nodding in the vital marginal seats around Brisbane, Sydney and right along the eastern seaboard. Article Link:
Tony Abbott’s population policy will be well received in vital marginal seats Read More »
HOW do we know that the Australian people are deeply concerned about the rapidly increasing population and the pressure that it?s placing on cities that are already choking on their own traffic? Article Link: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/election/coalition-has-a-real-population-policy/story-fn5zmod2-1225896454797
Coalition Has a Real Population Policy – 25 July 2010 Read More »
