Julia Gillard's first act - dumping 'Big Australia'
I have heard comments on this site several times about strong population growth, where Australia's population was expected to rise to 36/42 million by 2050. It has been my opinion that such growth would simply not be sustainable (not only from a housing perspective, but also transport, usable water, etc also). It seems Julia Gillard also sees things this way and I approve the changes she is implementing to drive a sustainable population increase.
Recently media has been using the ammo of not enough houses being built vs population increase to drive home their "housing shortage" scare mongering campaign. This change in policy and the fact building approvals are on the increase could infact flip things back to how they have been for decades prior to the last couple of years, where housing growth actually exceeds new demand...
* Gillard ditches Rudd population plan
* She reaches out to disenchanted voters
* Labor introduces two-speed immigration
* New poll gives Julia a winning edge
JULIA Gillard has used her first major announcement to reassure disenchanted voters that she does not believe in a "big Australia" with a population target of 36 million.
The policy is clearly at odds with former prime minister Kevin Rudd, who announced the "big Australia" targeting 36 million people by 2050 just as a new wave of asylum-seekers arrived off our shores. Article Continues...
I have heard comments on this site several times about strong population growth, where Australia's population was expected to rise to 36/42 million by 2050. It has been my opinion that such growth would simply not be sustainable (not only from a housing perspective, but also transport, usable water, etc also). It seems Julia Gillard also sees things this way and I approve the changes she is implementing to drive a sustainable population increase.
Recently media has been using the ammo of not enough houses being built vs population increase to drive home their "housing shortage" scare mongering campaign. This change in policy and the fact building approvals are on the increase could infact flip things back to how they have been for decades prior to the last couple of years, where housing growth actually exceeds new demand...