Monday, October 24, 2016

Lowy Institute spruiks population ponzi, ignores costs - MacroBusiness (blog)


MacroBusiness (blog)

Lowy Institute spruiks population ponzi, ignores costs
MacroBusiness (blog)
The impact of economic immigration on Australia's population, economy, and labour market is virtually unmatched. Since 1945, immigrants and their immediate descendants have accounted for over half of the nation's population growth. More than one in ...



Originally Published here: Lowy Institute spruiks population ponzi, ignores costs - MacroBusiness (blog)

Sunday, October 23, 2016

Nauru, detention, the ABC and us: putting misconceptions about Australia and refugees to rest - The Guardian


The Guardian

Nauru, detention, the ABC and us: putting misconceptions about Australia and refugees to rest
The Guardian
The immigration minister, Peter Dutton, is concerned that revelations by Guardian Australia, the ABC and Fairfax could lead to more asylum seeker lives being lost at sea. In the instance of the ABC, Dutton claimed the broadcaster has been “drinking the ...

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Originally Published here: Nauru, detention, the ABC and us: putting misconceptions about Australia and refugees to rest - The Guardian

Nauru, detention, the ABC and us: putting misconceptions about Australia and refugees to rest - The Guardian


The Guardian

Nauru, detention, the ABC and us: putting misconceptions about Australia and refugees to rest
The Guardian
The immigration minister, Peter Dutton, is concerned that revelations by Guardian Australia, the ABC and Fairfax could lead to more asylum seeker lives being lost at sea. In the instance of the ABC, Dutton claimed the broadcaster has been “drinking the ...

and more »


Originally Published here: Nauru, detention, the ABC and us: putting misconceptions about Australia and refugees to rest - The Guardian

Judith Sloan: Cut immigration now - MacroBusiness (blog)


MacroBusiness (blog)

Judith Sloan: Cut immigration now
MacroBusiness (blog)
For a sum just under $50,000 each, the parents of migrants are able to enter the country and, after a period, are fully entitled to every benefit available to those born in Australia, including the Age Pension. The real cost to the Australian taxpayer ...



Originally Published here: Judith Sloan: Cut immigration now - MacroBusiness (blog)

The signs we may be importing a jobs crisis - The New Daily


The New Daily

The signs we may be importing a jobs crisis
The New Daily
During the 2016 election campaign he argued that “40,000 additional economic migrants throughout Australia would boost existing industries and sectors, activating the economy and triggering the creation of up to an additional 64,000 jobs, or between 1 ...



Originally Published here: The signs we may be importing a jobs crisis - The New Daily

Friday, October 21, 2016

New dinosaur species helps unravel ancient migration mysteries - New Atlas


New Atlas

New dinosaur species helps unravel ancient migration mysteries
New Atlas
The fossils were stumbled upon by an Australian sheep farmer named David Elliot, who spied the fragments on the ground near his farm in outback Queensland. But Elliot wasn't any old sheep farmer – he also happened to be co-founder of The Australian ...
Titanic Dinosaurs Trekked Across Antarctica to Reach AustraliaNational Geographic
New Species of Dinosaur Identified in AustraliaWall Street Journal
Scientists unearth new species of titanosaur that roamed Australia 95 million years agoLos Angeles Times
NPR -The Inquisitr -CNN
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Originally Published here: New dinosaur species helps unravel ancient migration mysteries - New Atlas

Australia is at risk of losing migrants who are vital to the health of our economy - The Conversation AU


The Conversation AU

Australia is at risk of losing migrants who are vital to the health of our economy
The Conversation AU
Australia's immigration system is at risk of losing public confidence, undermining its long running success. The government needs to make policy changes to put migrant workers and employers back on equal footing. The successful “Brexit” campaign to ...



Originally Published here: Australia is at risk of losing migrants who are vital to the health of our economy - The Conversation AU