The Agawa couple and their children. (photo by Aussie)
Senator Smith (Dean Smith) of Western Australia, the Liberal Party, called on Prime Minister Tam Po (Malcolm Turnbull) to organize Senate hearings on Australia`s population policy. He says the government`s recent decline in immigration is not enough to allay concerns about population growth.
According to the Australian newspaper, Smith wrote to Tan Bao, Treasury Secretary Mok Suisse (Scott Morrison) and Interior Minister Dudon (Peter Dutton), as Australia`s population will break through the 25 million mark next month. They are called upon to support a year-long Senate hearing on population issues.
According to a special Newspoll poll released on Monday, as many as 72 percent of voters supported Mr. Tan`s decision to cut the annual intake of permanent immigrants by more than 10 percent (to one hundred and sixty three thousand) in the last fiscal year. This shows the extent to which society is less supportive of immigration amid claims that "capital cities cannot meet population growth".
The poll, which was conducted by 1644 voters, showed that 47 percent "strongly agreed" to cut immigration levels, 25 percent "to some extent" supported, and only 9 percent "strongly opposed".
One-nation voters most wanted to cut immigration, with 88 percent in favour, and 83 percent of Unionparty voters in favour of a cut in immigration.
The 64% of Labour voters who support immigration cuts and 32% of those who oppose it show that Labour leader Shelton (Bill Shorten) `s demographics are out of touch with his own voters.
In addition, 49% of Greens voters strongly or somewhat support the government cut in immigration, compared with 44% in disapproval.
Smith said he was interested in negotiating with neutrality and Senator opposition party to hold a population hearing without the support of the government, but he "strongly hoped that the government would take the lead because it would show that government was listening to public opinion."
Most of Melbourne`s new population lives in the western part of the city, where residents are worried that infrastructure investment will not keep pace with population growth. Agawa (Jayesh Agarwal), who lives in (Point Cook), Cape Cook, emigrated to Australia five years ago with his wife, Marceli (Maulshri), and her eldest daughter.
"Australia needs population growth, not just growth, but new ideas through population movement," Agawa said. But overall, infrastructure needs to keep pace. "
According to the 2016 census, Cape Cook, a former air force resident, grew by as much as 49 percent between 2011 and 2016 to 49929.
The Agawa couple both work in Melbourne`s CBD. Marcelli said that although there is public transport to the city, but there are too few flights. Agawa said Australia currently has no problem of overpopulation, but Australia`s population growth rate is uneven, and said "as long as there are employment opportunities and infrastructure, do not mind moving to remote areas."
