Just how big should Australia be?
7 years, 10 months ago

Just how big should Australia be?

ABC  

The population of Australia is currently close to 24.5 million, and will reach 40 million by the middle of the century if population growth continues at the current rate. There's good evidence to suggest that increased immigration stimulates economic growth, from simple quantities like an increased labour force, which improves GDP, to more abstract concepts like increased human capital. "And London, which has something like 30 per cent immigrants, is a place where everyone wants to be at, and of course has much higher wages and lower unemployment, and the same is true I think of dynamic cities like Melbourne and Sydney." "I actually don't know what a good number is, because a 28.5 per cent overseas born population when your economy is growing is a really good number. "It's very difficult to think of an iconic Silicon Valley firm that is not immigrant founded … something like 40 per cent of the start-ups are immigrant founded.

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4 Key Myths That Manufacture an Immigration ‘Crisis’ in Australia
3 weeks, 6 days ago

4 Key Myths That Manufacture an Immigration ‘Crisis’ in Australia

The Diplomat  

A so-called Australian immigration crisis is a central election issue, but it’s based on misconceptions easily debunked by any examination of the evidence. Despite recent debates fueled by rising anti-immigration sentiment, it is essential to recognize the significant role immigrants have played in shaping Australia’s identity and building its economic prosperity. An argument portraying immigration as leading to unemployment, inflation …

Millions crippled with debt, our elderly dying destitute - it's not a dystopian fiction, it's Australia under Anthony Albanese: STEPHEN JOHNSON reveals the facts we can't ignore any longer
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Millions crippled with debt, our elderly dying destitute - it's not a dystopian fiction, it's Australia under Anthony Albanese: STEPHEN JOHNSON reveals the facts we can't ignore any longer

Daily Mail  

Buying a house to live in and make lifelong friends with neighbours has long been seen as a rite of passage in Australia. Owning a house with a backyard has, for generations, given families stability and close community ties AMP chief economist Shane Oliver, who compared capital city house prices with wages going back to the 1920s, tells me many …

Treasury projects capital cities to grow twice as fast as the rest in the coming decade
3 months, 1 week ago

Treasury projects capital cities to grow twice as fast as the rest in the coming decade

ABC  

Australia's existing big-city population centres will cement their status over the coming decade as the nation's busiest, densest places to live, growing at near twice the pace of regional and rural areas. Population growth is set to ease from the pandemic-driven 2.5 per cent surge recorded in 2022-23, to 2.1 per cent this year and 1.2 per cent in 2026-27, …

Migration balloons by 80,000 above expectations, adding to housing pressures
3 months, 1 week ago

Migration balloons by 80,000 above expectations, adding to housing pressures

ABC  

Australia's migrant population will rise above the government's expectations by 80,000 people over this financial year, adding to pressure on Australia's housing and rental markets. The mid-year budget update has revealed net overseas migration will grow this financial year by 340,000, well above the 260,000 the government had expected. Finance Minister Katy Gallagher and Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down a …

What size population can Australia sustain? Or should we avoid trying to answer the question?
5 months, 1 week ago

What size population can Australia sustain? Or should we avoid trying to answer the question?

ABC  

Australia's fertility rate is at a record low. And one of the pages in that paper carried a quote from two different people, apparently set in opposition to each other:, "Australia's Population Future: A Position Paper," page 11.) In 2009, two years after that conversation between Henry and the then-prime minister, Rudd announced plans for a "Big Australia" with a …

Australia's population reaches 27 million with growth largely driven by overseas migration
6 months, 1 week ago

Australia's population reaches 27 million with growth largely driven by overseas migration

ABC  

Australia is now home to more than 27 million people but policies over the last decade have failed to deliver the housing needed, an expert warns. 'Population panic' over migration is unnecessary, says demographer Dr Allen said often when the country experiences a population increase, especially when it was driven largely by overseas migration, there was a tendency to panic. …

Worrying number of immigrants arriving in Australia every week - and why it's bad news for our housing crisis
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Worrying number of immigrants arriving in Australia every week - and why it's bad news for our housing crisis

Daily Mail  

Australia is accepting more than 10,000 immigrants a week despite Anthony Albanese vowing to halve the number of new arrivals by next year. Australia is accepting more than 10,000 immigrants a week despite Anthony Albanese vowing to halve the number of new arrivals by next year More than 1,500 new arrivals are arriving each day or 60 migrants every hour, …

Anthony Albanese's big plan to solve the housing crisis - and why he thinks more immigration could be the answer
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Anthony Albanese's big plan to solve the housing crisis - and why he thinks more immigration could be the answer

Daily Mail  

Anthony Albanese's government now wants to import several thousand more tradies as record-high immigration worsens Australia's housing crisis. Anthony Albanese 's government now wants to import several thousand more tradies as record-high immigration worsens Australia's housing crisis The policy would cover people already in Australia seeking a skilled migration visa and those overseas applying to relocate, which would mean taking …

Perth experiences Australia's biggest population growth - while 38,425 people fled Sydney in 2022-23
1 year ago

Perth experiences Australia's biggest population growth - while 38,425 people fled Sydney in 2022-23

Daily Mail  

Perth is Australia's fastest growing metropolis while tens of thousands of residents are fleeing unaffordable Sydney every year as record-high immigration pushes capital city population growth to a new all-time high. New Australian Bureau of Statistics data released on Tuesday showed capital cities added 517,200 people during the last financial year, for an overall 3 per cent population growth pace. …

Dick Smith's urgent warning to Australia as a record influx of new immigrants move Down Under
1 year ago

Dick Smith's urgent warning to Australia as a record influx of new immigrants move Down Under

Daily Mail  

Wants net immigration intake cut to levels of the late 1990s Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith says a record influx of new immigrants is a 'disaster for young people' and couples wanting to buy their own home. Mr Smith said billionaires donating to political parties only promoted high population growth to expand their wealth, by relying on negative gearing tax breaks …

ABS's population clock ticks over to 27 million, so what does that mean for Australia's future?
1 year, 2 months ago

ABS's population clock ticks over to 27 million, so what does that mean for Australia's future?

ABC  

Australia's population has tipped over 27 million, around 18 years earlier than the milestone was predicted. Key points: The Australian Bureau of Statistics' population clocked 27 million around 3.45pm on Wednesday This annual growth is 41 per cent larger than the previous record in 2009 Migration has surged Australia's population post-pandemic The Australian Bureau of Statistics' population clock ticked into …

Australia's population is set to skyrocket in the next decade - here are the cities where the numbers will soar the most
1 year, 3 months ago

Australia's population is set to skyrocket in the next decade - here are the cities where the numbers will soar the most

Daily Mail  

Australia's population is tipped to swell by four million people during the coming decade - even as overseas immigration slows down. Australia's population is tipped to swell by four million people during the coming decade - even as overseas immigration slows down Victoria was tipped to see its population rise by 20 per cent or 1.389million people during the coming …

Australia's immigration rate surges by a record 518,000 in one year - but Labor is now accusing critics of excessive population growth of 'playing politics'
1 year, 3 months ago

Australia's immigration rate surges by a record 518,000 in one year - but Labor is now accusing critics of excessive population growth of 'playing politics'

Daily Mail  

A record 518,100 migrants moved to Australia in a year with Labor now accusing critics of 'playing politics' as population growth hits the highest level since the early 1950s. Net overseas arrivals made up 83 per cent of Australia's population growth in the 2022-23 financial year, new Australian Bureau of Statistics data released on Thursday showed. A record 518,100 migrants …

Australian migrant population growth hits all-time high as borders reopen
1 year, 11 months ago

Australian migrant population growth hits all-time high as borders reopen

ABC  

Australia's migrant population is expected to have grown by more than 700,000 between the 2022 and 2024 financial years. Key points: The return of students and working holiday-makers is believed to be behind a hike in migration numbers Border closures during the pandemic saw Australian net overseas migration drop to -85,000 in 2020-2021 Australia is expected to catch up to …

Regional Australia Institute calls for national population strategy for regions
2 years, 2 months ago

Regional Australia Institute calls for national population strategy for regions

ABC  

The chief economist of the Regional Australia Institute says the federal government needs to ensure enough overseas migrant populations are flowing into non-metropolitan areas. Key points: The 2022 population statement projects fewer than 17 per cent of net overseas migration will flow to regions this year The Regional Australia Institute has renewed calls for a national population plan to ensure …

Australia Raises Permanent Immigration Numbers Amid Labour Shortage
2 years, 6 months ago

Australia Raises Permanent Immigration Numbers Amid Labour Shortage

News 18  

Australia will increase its permanent immigration numbers by 35,000 to 195,000 in the current financial year as it looks to shift its focus toward long-term migrants, bringing some relief for businesses battling widespread staff shortages. The recently elected centre-left Labor government convened the two-day summit in Canberra, the national capital, inviting business groups and unions to help find solutions to …

If Australia doesn't have a radical surge in immigration, what will happen to the economy?
3 years, 4 months ago

If Australia doesn't have a radical surge in immigration, what will happen to the economy?

ABC  

I want to show you something. The Fitch economists said Australia's decision to close its international borders brought net overseas migration to a standstill in 2020 and 2021. It saw Australia's population increase by only 125,000 people in 2020, around the level of natural increase, as net overseas migration turned slightly negative. "There is little doubt that Australia's tight labour …

Canberra's population is set to nearly double within 40 years — but one developer wants it to grow even larger
3 years, 7 months ago

Canberra's population is set to nearly double within 40 years — but one developer wants it to grow even larger

ABC  

Canberra's population is on track to increase from 432,000 to 700,000 people within 40 years. Key points: Some experts warn the city is already too large and population growth will make Canberra more inefficient But others say Canberra suffers from "NIMBYism" and the city is missing out due to its small size There are also warnings that Canberrans would have …

Skilled migrants the missing link in Australia's post-COVID recovery
3 years, 11 months ago

Skilled migrants the missing link in Australia's post-COVID recovery

ABC  

Plenty of economic reports come across my desk on a daily basis. Lack of skilled migrants Later in the SEEK media release, the online job "There are likely many reasons contributing to this decline, a reduced labour supply impacting the ability to fill roles," SEEK managing director Kendra Banks notes. Independent economist Angela Jackson explains this "reduced supply" directly relates …

Overwhelming number of Australians say the country doesn't need any more immigration
4 years, 5 months ago

Overwhelming number of Australians say the country doesn't need any more immigration

Daily Mail  

An overwhelming majority of Australians oppose high immigration, fearing it could affect their way of life, a study has found. A study found that half the Australian electorate want a reduction in immigration due to the belief it affects the way of life The survey of 2,029 people was taken in October and November 2019 - four months before Prime …

The Australian Population Research Institute report links high immigration with low wages growth
5 years, 4 months ago

The Australian Population Research Institute report links high immigration with low wages growth

Daily Mail  

Australia's high immigration rate has been blamed for workers being denied decent wage rises, in a new report. The Australian Population Research Institute has released a new 40-page report drawing a link between weak wages growth and high immigration rates. The Australian Population Research Institute argued turbo-charged population growth had failed to stem the worst economic growth pace in a …

Mass migration costs taxpayers more than $4.5billion as Australia struggles with 160,000 a year
5 years, 6 months ago

Mass migration costs taxpayers more than $4.5billion as Australia struggles with 160,000 a year

Daily Mail  

More than 160,000 migrants are expected to arrive in Australia every year over the next four years putting unprecedented pressure on the nation's infrastructure. Since 2010, migration rates have outstripped birthrates with about 59 per cent of Australia's total population growth coming from migration, the report said. More than 1.4 million overseas students have been granted visas since 2015 Australia's …

Australia's permanent immigration rate soars to new record high of 832,560 months after PM vowed cut
6 years, 1 month ago

Australia's permanent immigration rate soars to new record high of 832,560 months after PM vowed cut

Daily Mail  

Australia's immigration levels have soared to a new record high - months after Prime Minister Scott Morrison promised to slow down the rate of population growth. Australia's immigration has soared to a new record high months after Scott Morrison promised to slow down population growth The vast majority of new arrivals settled in already overcrowded Sydney and Melbourne. In 2018, …

Want to move to Australia? You may have to forget Sydney and Melbourne
6 years, 5 months ago

Want to move to Australia? You may have to forget Sydney and Melbourne

Live Mint  

Canberra: New migrants wanting to settle in Australia may soon face a big condition on their stay: Sydney and Melbourne will be off limits. “In that time, the evidence suggests that many will make it their home for the long term.” The measures may affect just under half of the total intake, specifically those not “There clearly is a concentration …

Australia's population growth
6 years, 8 months ago

Australia's population growth

Daily Mail  

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics; House of Representatives Standing Committee for Long-Term Strategies, December 1994 Read articles that feature this panel Is this just the beginning? Australia's most powerful banker credits high immigration with BOOSTING the economy - and predicts a long run of full employment From a swanky hotel in Sydney's Martin Place, Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Philip …

Australia's population nears 25 million as immigration figures rise
6 years, 11 months ago

Australia's population nears 25 million as immigration figures rise

Daily Mail  

Overseas migration is responsible for record population growth in Sydney and Melbourne, as Australia's population soars closer to the 25 million mark. Figures released on Tuesday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show overseas migration is responsible for record population growth in Sydney and Melbourne The figures show the nation's estimated resident population reached 24.6 million at June 30, 2017 …

Budget and jobs growth would suffer if Australia cut immigration, Government report finds
6 years, 11 months ago

Budget and jobs growth would suffer if Australia cut immigration, Government report finds

ABC  

Cutting Australia's migration rate would cost the budget billions of dollars, lower living standards and reduce jobs growth, according to a report delivered to the Federal Government. Key points: Joint Treasury-Home Affairs report states migrants deliver economic dividend to Australia, contributing nearly $10b to budget If migration rate was cut, report warns workforce would begin shrinking, resulting in lower GDP …

Australia's population increases by one person every 86 seconds as it exceeds 25 million
7 years ago

Australia's population increases by one person every 86 seconds as it exceeds 25 million

ABC  

Australia's population grew by another 1.6 per cent to 24.7 million in the 12 months to the end of September 2017, adding another person every 1 minute and 26 seconds. Key points: Australia's population grew by 1.6pc to 24.7 million in the 12 months to the end of September Victoria experienced the highest growth rate of 2.4pc, with the NT …

New cities? It's an idea worth thinking about for Australia
7 years ago

New cities? It's an idea worth thinking about for Australia

ABC  

Is there a case for revisiting the idea of new cities for Australia in the light of recent population projections and resurgent debate about the implications of a big Australia? It is worth asking why existing — and presumed inevitable — patterns of growth are the equivalent of a new city, but new urban places are not tabled as viable …

'We've done an abysmal job': Australia is struggling to handle its swelling population
7 years ago

'We've done an abysmal job': Australia is struggling to handle its swelling population

ABC  

Australia is growing fast. "We're doing everything we can to put public transport as a real option, because single car drivers are just not going to fit on the road in years to come," she says. In 2000, former New South Wales premier Bob Carr famously declared Sydney was "full". "I suppose the urban plans we've got for Sydney, Melbourne, …

Australian wages stall, as immigration soars
7 years, 3 months ago

Australian wages stall, as immigration soars

ABC  

The Treasurer has a new favourite mantra — "1,000 jobs a day". Key points: Australia's population swelled by 388,000 as at June 2017 371,000 new jobs were created over the last year Boosting immigration artificially lifts the number of jobs created. Australia's population swelled by 388,000 in the year until June — which is more than 1,000 people being added …

Dick Smith slams politicians as immigration soars by 27pc
7 years, 3 months ago

Dick Smith slams politicians as immigration soars by 27pc

Daily Mail  

Millionaire entrepreneur Dick Smith has slammed Australia's politicians for allowing the immigration rate to soar by 27 per cent. Scroll down for video Entrepreneur Dick Smith says a high population 'will destroy Australia as we know it today' Australia's population growth pace is the fastest in the developed world, with Sydney choking with new residents 'We're going to end up …

Australia records its highest ever immigration rate
7 years, 3 months ago

Australia records its highest ever immigration rate

Daily Mail  

Australia's population is set to reach the 25 million milestone within a matter of months. Australia's population growth pace is the fastest in the developed world, with Sydney choking with new residents Like Sydney, Melbourne was also home to a large influx of immigrants in the year to late June Australia's net immigration soared by a record 27 per cent …

Australia's population to hit 25 million next year
7 years, 4 months ago

Australia's population to hit 25 million next year

Daily Mail  

Australia's surging population is set to hit 25 million next year, a staggering 34 years earlier than predicted by experts thanks to a massive influx of migrants. Australia's surging population is set to hit 25 million next year, a staggering 34 years earlier than predicted by experts A 1998 ABS forecast grossly underestimated the amount of migrants that would flood …

Population growth masking Australia's economic weakness: CBA report
7 years, 8 months ago

Population growth masking Australia's economic weakness: CBA report

ABC  

Australians continue to go backwards on many measures of income and wellbeing as high immigration rates see the nation's weak economic growth split between more people. "Per capita measures of the economy suggest that growth in living standards has stagnated and for some sections of the resident population, in particular younger people, it has gone backwards," he wrote. However, while …

Immigrants advance Australian economy, but what happens if we 'close the door?'
7 years, 11 months ago

Immigrants advance Australian economy, but what happens if we 'close the door?'

ABC  

For a nation built mostly on newly-arrived immigrants, it's an issue guaranteed to inflame heated and at times vicious debate. That's put a rocket under our population growth rate, which has surged to 1.8 per cent over the past 15 years, way above the OECD average of 0.7 per cent. But the crime committed by Australian governments of all persuasions …

High immigration masks Australian economic decline
8 years, 2 months ago

High immigration masks Australian economic decline

ABC  

Australia has ridden 25 years of economic growth without a recession. Overall Australian population growth has averaged 1.7 per cent over the last decade - that's more than double the rate in the US over the same period. Population growth distorting housing, labour markets Perhaps the most illustrative example is housing, where prices continue to rise sharply in Australia's two …

Population growth masking weak economy, making households worse off: CBA economist
8 years, 5 months ago

Population growth masking weak economy, making households worse off: CBA economist

ABC  

Australian treasurers of both political persuasions have lauded the nation's relative economic performance since the global financial crisis. "Despite the fact that the economy's growing at what looks like a healthy clip on the surface, the way that transfers to how households feel at the moment suggests that things aren't too crash," observed Commonwealth Bank senior economist Gareth Aird. Infrastructure, …

Population growth 'our biggest challenge'
15 years, 5 months ago

Population growth 'our biggest challenge'

ABC  

The head of the Treasury, Ken Henry, says Australia's population growth is the biggest challenge to Commonwealth and state governments since Federation. Four major challenges Dr Henry sees four major challenges facing Australia as it emerges from the global financial crisis and on Thursday he expanded on those. "This certainly does pose a set of challenges, just the larger population, …

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