By design, Albanese’s ‘huge Australia’ population-drive has bypassed voters

The homeless are camping out. Including his electorate. "Competition" Minister Andrew Leigh PhD goes on state television, to ridicule them. What of Albanese's promised debate? Must have wagged school that day.

My sober view? Voter Democracy is just not in the race. Up against a proven Group One stayer:

Huge Australia - harnessing power, groupthink, corruption, intimidation, and lying.

So, what else might avail? Here's my despondent list of potential disrupters.

Stakeholder insurgency. Stakeholders rule, OK? They egged Howard on.

These stakeholders are unlikely to flip: Treasury, Reserve Bank, political parties, state/city governments, developers, industry and media, "think" tanks or "environment" groups, universities and unions, organised religions.

Ironically, News Corp Australia isn't totally wedded to Huge Australia.

At long odds, others might defect: a political party or industry magnate, a renegade state, isolated media, rare "think" tank, sprinkling of academics or unions. Not really a critical mass.

Escalating disasters. Had we but, crafty and caring leaders. Fire, flood, plus COVID, was their window. To quietly reverse, overpopulation. Instead, blokes Morrison and Albanese doubled down.

Could their game unravel, as global conflicts and "natural" disasters motor on? Could Treasury deity - population and GDP "growth"- become unbearable to contemplate? Even amongst the elite.

Exceptional leader. John Curtin cared. Gave up his life. A third of Perth, stepped out for his farewell.

His wartime 1940s featured near-zero immigration. UN and GDP were scarcely a thing. Even had they been, he would've kept his own people in mind.