By Angela Dorizas Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development and Local Government, Maxine McKew, has urged all levels of government to work together to tackle future challenges in Western Sydney. Speaking at the Regional Governance Futures Workshop in Penrith, Ms McKew called on councils to adopt a regional focus in planning for future community needs. “Just […]
6 April, 2010
By Angela Dorizas Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced over the weekend Australia's first ministry for population growth, appointing Tony Burke as the nation’s first Minister for Population. Mr Burke has been assigned the task of developing Australia’s first comprehensive Population Strategy, while retaining his current portfolio of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. The Population Strategy will consider the social and […]
6 April, 2010
By Angela Dorizas Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has announced a regionalisation strategy for the state to manage future growth. In her closing remarks to the Queensland Growth Management Summit, Ms Bligh said the South East Queensland Plan had already demonstrated the benefits of regionalisation strategies. “Recent ABS data has shown that the South East Queensland […]
1 April, 2010
By Rob O’Brien The diversity of cultures that will feature in Australia’s future should form part of any population policy, according to the Australian Multicultural Foundation. With Australia predicted to grow to 36 million by 2050 according to the latest Intergenerational Report, executive director of the Australian Multicultural Foundation, Hass Dellal, said that social inclusion […]
18 February, 2010
By Rob O’Brien The Federal Government needs to remove barriers to workforce participation for mature aged people to ease pressures created by an ageing population, according to accountancy firm Deloitte. The government needs to make the necessary changes to increase GDP to more than 27 per cent by 2050, to counter the projected […]
4 February, 2010
By Angela Dorizas Australia’s ageing population will increase government spending and slow economic growth over the next 40 years, according to the 2010 Intergenerational Report, Australia to 2050: Future Challenges. Treasurer Wayne Swan said the report demonstrated just how critical it will be for governments to plan for the future and invest in productivity. “Big challenges lie […]
2 February, 2010
By Staff Writer The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) has accused developers of manufacturing a crisis to destabalise the South-East Queensland Regional Growth Management Plan. LGAQ executive director Greg Hallam said that the development industry lobby was leading a baseless campaign against council infrastructure charges across the state. "The state government and SEQ councils […]
18 January, 2010
By Rob O’Brien The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) says encouraging first homebuyers into the state’s regions is a good policy for managing population growth. The Premier Anna Bligh announced the new $3000 boost to the federal grant of $7000 at a lunch hosted by the Property Council of Australia yesterday. LGAQ president Paul […]
19 November, 2009
By Rob O’Brien Australia recorded the highest annual population increase in nearly 50 years according to official figures released yesterday with Western Australia topping the states with a 3.1 per cent surge. Australia’s population increased by 2.1 per cent for the year ending March 2009 according to statistics released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. […]
23 September, 2009
Australia’s Indigenous population is projected to exceed 700,000 by 2021, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is likely to reach between 713,000 and 721,100 people in 2021. The figures are based on a number of assumptions about future demographic trends including recent […]
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