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The US has tried, in desperation, to staunch the northward migration of Latin Americans in a variety of expensive ways with little success. This is probably because Latin Americans are just as desperate to leave the miseries of Latin America behind as the US is to avoid having these miseries exported northward. Thus far, little […]

Immigration Minister Chris Evans has reportedly said the immigration debate is “killing” the government. Fairfax Radio Network station 2UE cited the minister as making the remark today at a conference, which was closed to the media, hosted by the University of NSW. It said the senator told immigration experts at the event the debate was

The clincher however in Henry’s speech, is the impact of the huge growth projected for our trade with China and India. They have a long way to go in catching up with us in per capita income terms, so the resources trade will grow exponentially for a long time, other things being equal. We will

Another aspect that is rarely mentioned is the way government policy is undermining primary production – the family farm is just about a museum piece; few younger people are seeing the value in farming as a career so even if we were not busy turning our prime agricultural land into residential areas we still face

The accident itself and its comical aftermath was merely the latest demonstration by the NSW government that it would be flat out organising a chook raffle, with the hated Roads and Traffic Authority playing the starring role. The political consequences are discussed by my colleague Imre Salusinszky on the facing page. Late Monday morning and

The Rudd government has stated that it intends to increase the population of Australia. It is estimated by Treasury that the number of Australian citizens will reach 35 million by 2049. The federal government has identified that, to meet the challenge of the increasing population, major cities will have to increase their urban density. For this

http://members.beforeitsnews.com/story/23007/Immigration_heats_up_in_Australia_and_Canada.html While the United States finds itself stuck in an immigration quagmire, two other modern civilizations face similar predicaments: Australia and Canada.  As the world adds another 77 million humans annually, millions flee from their unsustainable countries into first world nations. Canada, known as a big “little” country, because of its limited food growing season

Carr’s concerns were perfectly understandable, but his response was misguided. He had no control over federal migration policies, only planning. So the city’s population continued to swell within its existing boundaries, contributing to the mess we see today. When Victorian Premier John Brumby was state treasurer he saw things differently. Population growth in Melbourne was

Only by giving states and territories more power to raise revenue to service the future mega-cities of Sydney and Melbourne, whose populations are anticipated to hit seven million by mid-century, can the nation maintain its high standard of living, warns population expert Glenn Withers. The change could do even more, reaping Australia a $60 billion