Give Australians a population plebiscite, not a Senate inquiry

Wednesday 27 November 2024

Independent Senator David Pocock has called for a Senate inquiry into immigration and population “so we can have a deep, considered conversation about it. We currently don’t have a plan”.

I’m proposing a Senate inquiry into migration and population so we can have a deep, considered conversation about it.

We currently don’t have a plan. pic.twitter.com/KjlNa33Rp5

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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.