ECONOMIC AFFAIRS: Immigration and Australia’s economic future*

Immigration is back on the political agenda. This is hardly surprising after the announcement that 276,000 new arrivals entered Australia last year.Among the questions being asked is whether we have an upper limit on yearly numbers. Another question is whether we cope with these numbers.Like it or not, most of the intake will flock into Sydney and Melbourne. It takes not more than a moment’s thought to imagine what Melbourne will be like in a year or two with over 100,000 new arrivals each year….

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