Australia’s opposition Liberal- National coalition plans to cut annual immigration by more than 40 percent by the end of its first term if it wins next month’s general election. Article Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-25/australian-opposition-plans-to-cut-immigration-by-more-than-40-if-elected.html
Tony Abbott will grab the agenda before tomorrow night’s leaders’ debate with a new population policy, likely to include dramatic cuts to the migration intake. Article Link: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-election/abbott-set-to-reveal-cuts-to-migration-20100723-10oz3.html
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:
Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott wants Australians to have more babies but wants to see fewer migrants coming into the country. Article Link:
LUNCHTIME midweek in Campbelltown’s main street in the heart of western Sydney is a slow-moving affair. Cars drive in and out of the one-way street at a leisurely pace. Business is not exactly booming in most of the small, tired-looking shops. There’s plenty of room on the footpath for pedestrians. But underneath the languor, there’s …
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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
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has refused to be drawn on whether she would cut immigration to ensure a sustainable population, which is one of her key policy goals. Article Link:
POPULATION growth is necessary and need not conflict with economic, social and environmental sustainability. The statement comes from one of Labor’s three hand-picked population panellists. Article Link:
ULIA Gillard is running the most dishonest election campaign we have seen in our lifetime. Article Link:
Like other Australian capitals, Adelaide has grown so that it’s now straining at its boundaries, its public infrastructure completely inadequate for its exploding population, its water supply drying and its affordable housing an oxymoron. Article Link:
