Immigration

When will policy makers recognise that Australia’s major cities cannot cope with the extreme population projections of the federal government? Take Sydney, for example, which is Australia’s largest city and one of two key landing points for migrants (the other being Melbourne).

One of the justifications for the Albanese government running the biggest immigration program in the nation’s history was that Australia needed to “catch-up” on immigration supposedly “lost” over the pandemic.

On Tuesday night, I was interviewed by Sky News’ Steve Price on Wednesday’s MYEFO and Labor’s fake immigration cuts: Below are key extracts.

The double-speak on display by the Albanese government regarding immigration is unbelievable.

The September quarter national accounts from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) claimed that Australian educational exports recorded their most successful quarter ever, earning more than $12.2 billion between July and September.

This morning I was interviewed by Luke Grant on Radio 2GB’s Morning Show whereby I discussed the Albanese government’s migration reforms, which I labelled a “nothing-burger”: Below are key extracts from the interview.

The mainstream media was cock-a-hoop over the weekend over the alleged cut to Australia’s immigration intake that is scheduled to be announced today by the Albanese government.

Western Sydney has traditionally been the dumping ground for newly arrived migrants.

Australia is experiencing an unprecedented boom in international students, which is driving the nation’s record-breaking net overseas migration and rental crisis.

Simon Kuestenmacher from The Demographics Group has penned another article spruiking the benefits of a ‘Big Australia’, arguing that it will be key to the nation’s economic success in the years ahead: “In Australia we create wealth by doing four things very well: Mining, agriculture, international education and tourism.

The greatest accomplishment of the Albanese Labor Government has been delivering the worst rental and homelessness crisis in living memory. The Albanese government has lifted net overseas migration to an estimated record high 500,000, driven by surging temporary migration (mostly foreign students).

Australia’s population growth has been off the charts this century, adding 7.6 million people. The 2023 Intergenerational Report (IGR) projected that Australia’s population will grow to 40.5 million people by 2062-63: This means that Australia’s population will have more than doubled in only 60 years.

Australia is experiencing a record influx of international students that is causing immense pressure on Australia’s rental market and infrastructure and is helping to drive inflation higher.

Last week, immigration influencers like Abul Rizvi were claiming that Australia has reached ‘peak migration’: However, late last week the Department of Home Affairs released temporary visa data for October, which suggested that Australia’s net overseas migration (NOM) has continued to rise.

By Stephen Saunders Worried about misinformation? Worry about federal departments and agencies hyping UN “net zero” emissions, while institutionalising mega migration.  Nominally, the educated and moneyed cheer-squads for Big (now Huge) Australia are arm’s length from the federal government.

Simon Kuestenmacher from The Demographics Group believes that Australia’s population will double in size in just over 50 years, based on the ABS’ latest population projections: “The most bearish scenario sees our population doubling by 2129, the median scenario by 2095, and the most bullish scenario sees Australia at 52 million people by 2074.

For a party that markets itself on safeguarding the environment, the Greens’ silence on the federal government’s mass immigration ‘Big Australia’ policy is breath-taking, given there is nothing more destructive to Australia’s natural environment than extreme population growth.

Last week, economist Gerard Minack published a brilliant analysis detailing how Australia’s productivity growth and living standards have been harmed by nearly two decades of historically high immigration.