For wellbeing, locals might prefer some of profit's ever growingshare of the pie. Or a real-world reversal of congestion. Or even, stopping the slide, in the State of the Environment.
The immigration hogwash keeps on escalating
The population porkies of politicians and their enablers include those above. Like, man all desks, to erase "visa backlogs". Plus, mass migration is for skill shortages. Congestion-busting will fix mass migration. Greenhouse emissions can decouple from growth.
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In slogans reminiscent of a revival meeting, the Immigration and Home Affairs Ministers emote Big Australia 2.0 as "a turning point in our history…nation-building …populate or perish…a reconciled nation that harnesses its diversity".
As the migration system hasn't been "reformed" since 1994, the COVID disruption is the latter's big "review "opportunity.
Except, her Terms of Reference 100% confirm too much immigration is never enough. Whilst excluding the accompanying corruption and crime.
Isn't front-page immigration wrongdoing bad press? No, the treasurer gets the "headline" GDP growth, via unending population growth. With high levels of student visa fraud and migrant wage theft assured, the Home Affairs minister gets to crusade for visa integrity.
To ice the cake, a new parliamentary inquiry examines "how permanent migration contributes to nation building, cultural diversity and social cohesion, and acts as a strategic enabler of vibrant economies and socially sustainable communities".
Again, UN policy cancels Australian voters. Labor hogwash is another portent, Big Australia 2.0 could motor on for years. It's beyond my wit, to imagine a circuit-breaker.
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