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:
A Coalition government would consider banning some migrants from settling in big cities, shadow minister for immigration Scott Morrison said yesterday. The Liberal frontbencher, campaigning in Queanbeyan with the party’s candidate for Eden-Monaro David Gazard yesterday, said such a move could make Australia more liveable. Article Link: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/coalition-may-direct-where-migrants-settle/1893415.aspx
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
JULIA Gillard’s focus on a “sustainable population” is an excuse for failing to tackle questions on infrastructure, the environment and social policy, according to two of Australia’s leading economists. Article Link:
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:
Whatever the PM says, immigration will remain strong while there are jobs to be filled JULIA Gillard’s rejection of a Big Australia as the defining point of difference between herself and Kevin Rudd is strictly a poll-driven position as distinct from being a justified policy. Article Link:
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:
Both sides of federal politics have been slow to pick up the population debate, Sustainable Population Minister Tony Burke says. Article Link:
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
Heather Ridout has condemned the move to make population an election issue and vowed she will press on with her agenda. The Australian Industry Group chief executive and the woman charged with running the Gillard government’s pro-growth population panel, said population was an issue of huge importance to Australia and future economic prosperity, and should …
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