Aussies more concerned with ‘Big Australia’ than terrorism and security

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By Leith van Onselen

Day 1 of the AFR Infrastructure Summit featured the following insightful comment from JWS Research’s John Scales, who noted that Australian’s growing backlash against excessive immigration-fuelled population growth is based upon economic and quality of life concerns:

JWS Research’s John Scales was asked about the simmering backlash to population growth and the company’s recent finding Australians are now more concerned infrastructure and population than terrorism and security.

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About the author
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.