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The New Daily
Simon Kuestenmacher

The Stats Guy: Big Australia is coming — let’s not repeat past mistakes

10 News First – Disclaimer

Today’s column is an invitation to think about the future, to imagine an Australia that is liveable, affordable and fair for all. We are looking at predictable structural challenges that must be tackled.

In forecasting we must agree on a few basics. We will be assuming relatively high population growth for the foreseeable future. Whether you like it or not, growth of about 400,000 people each year is a very plausible scenario.

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