Is demography destiny?

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English - October 19, 2021 09:05 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
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How many houses, schools, pensions, and skilled workers will we need in the next decade? The answer to that requires a handle on the size and shape of our population. Demographers give governments a snapshot but the modelling contains guesswork about fertility rates , life expectancy and immigration policy. Could we do more to make Australia an attractive destination for skilled migrants?