Aussies support a "Smaller Australia"

By Leith van Onselen

Roy Morgan Research (RMR) last night released a spurious survey allegedly showing that the majority of Australians were in favour of a “Bigger Australia”:

Today 57% (up 22% since July 2010) of Australians support an Australian population of over 30 million in 30 years’ time – a stunning increase from only five years ago. Only 9% (down 15%) support a population of under 25 million, a further 23% (down 9%) support a population of 25-30 million and 11% (up 2%) can’t say.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.

Aussies support a “Smaller Australia”