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Twenty-six fast-growing African cities may battle health challenges if air pollution is not addressed.
Our survey found strong opposition to Australian megacities, with most people preferring population growth to be in satellite cities and rail hubs outside the capitals.
One third of the economists surveyed say Australia’s migration target should be lifted to 190,000 per year. Another third say 190,000 is not enough.
Attributing Australia’s economic success to closed borders runs the risk of leaving us with the wrong lesson the next time the things turn down.
Some in government and industry aim to fill Australia’s skills shortages with migration policies. But VET numbers are up, suggesting many Australians are re-skilling. We could encourage more of this.
In his new book, Nigeria Democracy Without Development: How To Fix It, international political economist Omano Edigheji explains why democracy has not led to development in Nigeria.
Jeanne Calment of France died in 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days. That record will be broken this century, statistical models suggest.
The average Nigerian woman or child faces a host of hindrances in accessing health services.
China will now allow couples to have up to three children – but what is stopping families from welcoming this new policy?
The ‘exodus’ from capital cities amounts to 0.06% of their populations – similar to recent years – and people are still moving to the cities. What’s missing is growth driven by international migrants.
If we want a liveable future for our grandchildren is it ethical to reduce the number of people being born into that world?
The states are primarily responsible for providing infrastructure, but lack the budgets, especially since the pandemic hit revenues. Making up the shortfall depends very much on the Commonwealth.
Our species has far exceeded its fair share of the planetary bounty, and Brown is right to call for the global population to peak.
Australia’s population growth is expected to be stagnant over the next two years, due largely to decreased immigration. This won’t lead to a quick economic recovery.
If governments are looking for a post-pandemic “baby boom” to help populations grow, then they should increase the amount and duration of paid parental leave for both mums and partners.
Why there’s no need to panic over warning of ‘jaw-dropping’ fertility decline.
Western Sydney’s growth-driven boom had ended before COVID-19 hit. Some neighbourhood unemployment rates were 2-3 times the metropolitan average, with female workforce participation as low as 43%.
It is easy for people in the industrialised world to blame population growth elsewhere for environmental damage. But increased consumption is just as important – if more confronting.
Labor’s immigration spokesperson Kristina Keneally says immigration has “hurt many Australian workers”. The evidence suggests it hasn’t.
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Honorary Professor of Demography, Macquarie University
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Professor of Demography and Social Statistics., Obafemi Awolowo University
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Demographer, POLIS Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University
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Honorary Associate Professor in Planning, University of Queensland, University of Sydney
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Professor of population and development studies, University of Kinshasa
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Dornsife Endowed Professor of Global Health, Drexel University
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Professor of International Planning, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Professor of Economics and Public Policy, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Principal Research Fellow, Charles Darwin University
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Deputy Director, Australian Urban Design Research Centre, The University of Western Australia
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Emeritus professor, Monash University
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Academic Director, Murdoch University
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Honorary Professor, Australian National University
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Honorary Professor of Demography, Centre for Health Policy, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, The University of Western Australia
