Population ponzi tramples Australia’s biodiversity

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By Leith van Onselen

Australia’s population growth has for more than a decade been a world leader and is on track to nearly double the nation’s population mid-century to around 40 million people:

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And this will be driven by annual population growth that is roughly twice as high as the post-war average, primarily due to mass immigration:

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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.