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
WESTERN Sydney, we get it. Your state government is laughably incompetent. It’s unable to build the infrastructure and supply the services needed by a growing city. Article Link:
WHEN Kevin Rudd last October embraced a big Australia, Labor’s focus groups went ballistic as voters registered their fears. Nine months later, both political parties have so absorbed that message they are falling over themselves in the rush to close the door on immigration. Not that either side is offering a precise target or an …
We Need a Real Debate on How Big We Want to Be 20th 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
Since she took the leadership a month ago, the Prime Minister’s policy agenda has kept getting smaller, writes Josh Gordon. Article Link: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-election/the-incredible-shrinking-julia-gillard-20100724-10pvd.html
Tony Abbott will unveil a new policy on population and migration in the next few days, as both sides of politics compete to promote their opposition to a “big Australia.” Article Link: http://www.theage.com.au/federal-election/abbott-hints-at-tougher-population-policy-20100723-10o2b.html
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:
UPDATE 1:54pm: AUSTRALIA would slash its foreign student intake under a Coalition government. Article Link:
t is just 61 years since the first Australian citizenship ceremony, in 1949, when seven men, from Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Greece, Norway, Spain and Yugoslavia, travelled to Canberra as representatives of the states and territories where they lived, and became symbols of the New Australia. The 2493 people from 35 countries who became citizens that …
Hysteria on Growth Threatens Successful Population Strategy – 24 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:
