We noted earlier this week how the Morrison Government’s much vaunted regional visa scheme had turned into a farce, with the Government manipulating the data and deeming Perth and Gold Coast “regional” despite being bonafide metropolitan areas:
Perth is Australia’s fourth largest city with a population of 2.1 million people.
And while the Gold Coast only has a population of 600,000, it is already fast growing, experiencing a population increase of 70,000 (13%) in the five years to 2018. The Gold Coast is also experiencing major congestion problems, with the M1 already at full capacity with people travelling from the Gold Coast to Brisbane for work and home again in the afternoon.
