Public-service mega-migration spin is winning the war on voters

Nor do "outcomes" much represent "skills" in demand. That's always been overegged. Much of today's net migration arrives on "student" visas.

Meanwhile, Transport and Infrastructure Department develops a net zero "roadmap" for transport emissions. Agriculture, a "sectoral" net zero plan.

Piggy-in-the-middle is Climate and Environment Department, DCCEEW. "CC" reports to Minister Bowen, of the gimcrack Safeguard Mechanism and "43%" emissions reduction.

As DSEWPAC, the Department prepared the 2011 Population Strategy, for Gillard Government. But Treasury/PM&C massaged it.

"There are natural limits to growth in Australia," intoned then Population Minister Burke, "it will never be a free-for-all." Hilarious.

Then as now, Treasury's our real population-environment overlord.

While they're propagandising guru Ross Garnaut's "net zero" economy, Environment Minister "protects" environment under EPBC Act.

Rarely, Environment kiboshes some mine or dam. Every five years comes their undertaker's report - declining State of the Environment. Ever increasing population "pressures" the driest continent.

Treasury pooh-poohs inconvenient truth.

ABC and SBS – multiplying immigration spin.

Government ABC occasionally quizzes ministers on migration. Consults low-migration advocates, to "balance" ANU's Liz Allen or other influencers.