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

Post-war, Robert Menzies liked migration – also manufacturing. Paul Keating piloted neoliberal economic "reform" to let the "market" decide. Now, manufacturing is shot. Earthly booty still dominates our tradeable sector. Along with fake education "exports".

Could future Australia ever locate another national leader? To put voter welfare and living standards, ahead of raw population and GDP? Hell of an ask.

Most future leaders will already be university-trained. Routinely, they are well-heeled professionals or lifelong apparatchiks.

Heck, I'd about take Detective Senior Constable Dutton. If he staked his career, on sub six-figure immigration. He won't. Can't.

Civil unrest. Aussies used to be rambunctious rioters. In miner/union heydays. Sometimes, 'twas racist. Still can be – Cronulla riots .

Since federation, inclusive institutions, plus earthly loot, have cocooned us.

The dismissal of Whitlam attracted little violence. Even now, Leigh is foisting King Charles onto my small change. In London, Albanese tugged the forelock . Jolly respectful, recalling how Prince Charles rogered Labor.

Even reclusive me, I attended the women's #March4Justice . Environmental agitation's another biggie. Like Franklin River blockade , or logging protests, this can help.

But woolly "climate action" protest is dispiriting. Australia has diverse vectors of environmental stress and decline. As compared with reversing emissions, low population growth is simple and effective.

Resentment over Huge Australia won't go away. Not yet do I foresee our gilets jaunes storming town hall. For the attractive ethics . Of us not being an Immigration Raptor.

International pressure. Stop laughing, already. Australians have infiltrated Forestry Stewardship Council , pressuring our "sustainable" logging. The world applied pressure over the heritage listing at the Reef. European Union threatened Ministries Morrison, with carbon border taxes.

Albanese climate-speak soothes. Canadian bro, Justin Trudeau, hyped our hero's "ambitious climate action". Some is promising - renewable energy, electrification. Less so net zero.