Originally Posted by
ExtraShot
Net Overseas Migration running at 3-4 Times traditionally ‘average levels’ , with the bulk of said migrants crowding into already overcrowded and under-supported Capital cities, considers no such thing.
Infrastructure cannot keep up, wage growth is depressed, public services are further overcrowded the Environment has to support far denser concentrations of people; I can go on.
Even the infrastructure that ultimately is built comes up short, as it is Years later than required. Then ultimately we pay through the nose for it to be built (for various reasons that are mostly related to the above), then pay through the nose to use it once it’s finished!
If the impact on people and the Environment were a consideration, far more manageable levels of population growth should be the starting point.
You really should be factual - Last years migration level is lower than other years.
Australia’s migrant intake will be substantially down this financial year – possibly 25,000 below the 190,000 planned figure – led by reductions in the number of skilled and sponsored working visas.
The migration program has been at 190,000 since 2012-13 but dropped to 183,000 last financial year and will fall further again this year.
In 1970 the rate was 13.27 migrants per 1,000 people, 1980 was 3.31, 2000 was 4.07, 2005 was 5.85, 2010 was 10.6 and 2015 was 7.95.
Agreed a problem is most of the immigrants tend to go to Sydney and Melbourne and that needs to be addressed.
Australia actually needs more migration not less, it is a simple numbers thing!
By 2030 we will not need a train, we will just get either a google, Uber or Amazon drone to take us to the airport using our monthly subscription drone service.