Government senator Dean Smith urges national debate about population
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Liberal senator Dean Smith has called for a national debate about Australia’s population, as it hits the 25 million mark.
Smith, from Western Australia, said on Sunday that population issues were broader than just immigration, and included such questions as a lack of population growth in regional communities as well as congestion and...
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