Population Politics: An Australian Case Study (NPG Footnote)
- David Simcox
- October 29, 2013
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An NPG Footnote
by David Simcox
Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s Liberal-National coalition took power in Australia in September 2013, after winning a convincing election victory over the ruling Labor Party. Labor’s acquiescence in the country’s rapid population growth (which averaged 1.8 percent annually in the period from 2006 to 2011, peaking at 2.2 percent in 2008) is unlikely to change under the pro-business, pro-growth, center-right Liberals. Neither of the contending parties tried to make population growth an issue during the campaign, suggesting a continuing bipartisan understanding to take growth off the political table. […]
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