AUSTRALIA'S FUTURE AS IMMIGRATION AND POPULATION GROWS

PM Kevin Rudd says he makes "no apology for wanting a big Australia." But what are the real social and environmental implications for Australia's future if population swells by an expected 60 percent in the next 40 years reaching 35 million. Will an increase in population bring prosperity and cohesive cultural diversity, or will it lead to an overcrowded disaster? The ABC explores the challenges.

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[richo12345678]

i didn't realise futurologist was an occupation. australia's gonna be more asian looking in the future? i could've told you that.

[AustraliaProud]

richo12345678

Futurology, ah yes, pity it doesn't seem to work with lotto numbers

[Ebdan88]

Oh my GOD!! after so many years that you have been manipulated to think that somehow you are better than others, and you should Hait and kill others and take their land, now you come out with this!!? Go back to your homes where your fathers came from if you think Multi culturisem is bad!! cant you see that we are all people and the so called elit always find ways to manipulate us to hait each other DIVIDE AND ROLL!! when are you going to use your brains!!?

[AustraliaProud]

Ebdan88

Are you seriously suggesting that whether one favours multiculturalism or not, is simply down to intelligence? Even your own comments and anger illustrate perfectly why multiculturalism has failed.

Look at the evidence. The mere mention of multiculturalism provokes tension, unrest and intolerance of exactly the kind you display here. I suggest you yourself "use your brains" to discuss the subject intelligently, instead of ranting twaddle to justify your own prejuduce

[Poseidon99Jeus]

@Pig560 fuck you, r u an Aryan ?

[Pig560]

@MrFattyfatfatboy

oh look another concorde nose hairy greek rat! did you bring your whole family in australia?

[Pig560]

@Poseidon99Jeus

Didnt Greeks invent homosexuality! so u must fuck urself all the time!?

[MrFattyfatfatboy]

chinese good,indians bad,thats all you need to remember.

[Poseidon99Jeus]

@Pig560 Please, go fuck urself !!

[Pig560]

@Poseidon99Jeus

Greeks are smelly hairy concorde nose kebab breath Greek RATS that needs to be put in gas chamber

[bowm0]

@chimak3d TERRITORY DOESN'T MEAN, POPULATION! and what's about evil white? peaceful asian, you mean like north corea? china?

[skar12]

@Gowshihan008 great reply. The problem started when during and right after second world war bunch of pro nazi migrants were allowed to enter Australia and this is what is the outcome. People like Poseidon99Jeus unfortunately are victims of nasty indoctrination by his/her parents.

[rockynanach]

Australia has always had a problem with "wogs, Dagoes, chincks etc., anyone who is not fair dinkum oka