More migrants if they go bush
Dec 5th 2003, 1:55 am
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More migrants if they go bush
Mark Latham (new leader of the Labor opposition) has suggested that he wants immigration targeted at areas where it is needed, namely the bush. Anyone out there who desires to be in Australia so much that they would be willing to give it a go for say two years if it was easier and quicker to get in?
More migrants if they go bush
By Patricia Karvelas
December 05, 2003
Labor would support an increase in migration if migrants moved out of overpopulated cities and into the bush.
On the day Australia's population was due to officially hit 20 million, Labor leader Mark Latham said that under his leadership the party would address the environmental and population pressures on cities such as Sydney. But he argued that limiting the number of migrants accepted each year was not the solution.
Parts of Australia were "crying out" for more migrants, Mr Latham said, specifically mentioning South Australia, Tasmania and regional Australia.
"It should make us focus on the issue of dispersal ... and that's where the Labor Party looks in its focus on population policy. If we get the pattern of settlement right, we could probably increase the migration intake."
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More migrants if they go bush
By Patricia Karvelas
December 05, 2003
Labor would support an increase in migration if migrants moved out of overpopulated cities and into the bush.
On the day Australia's population was due to officially hit 20 million, Labor leader Mark Latham said that under his leadership the party would address the environmental and population pressures on cities such as Sydney. But he argued that limiting the number of migrants accepted each year was not the solution.
Parts of Australia were "crying out" for more migrants, Mr Latham said, specifically mentioning South Australia, Tasmania and regional Australia.
"It should make us focus on the issue of dispersal ... and that's where the Labor Party looks in its focus on population policy. If we get the pattern of settlement right, we could probably increase the migration intake."
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Dec 5th 2003, 2:05 am
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It is labour making excuses for not updating Sydney infrastructure.
Dec 5th 2003, 2:48 am
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They could start by finding potential emigrants willing to invest time and money in key ventures like prawn aquaculture in northern Australia and making the investment path easier. The Pilipinos and Thais do it very well, Australia has suitable areas 100 times larger and a large market exists.
Dec 5th 2003, 3:05 am
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Originally posted by Megalania
They could start by finding potential emigrants willing to invest time and money in key ventures like prawn aquaculture in northern Australia and making the investment path easier. The Pilipinos and Thais do it very well, Australia has suitable areas 100 times larger and a large market exists.
They could start by finding potential emigrants willing to invest time and money in key ventures like prawn aquaculture in northern Australia and making the investment path easier. The Pilipinos and Thais do it very well, Australia has suitable areas 100 times larger and a large market exists.
Does anyone know what the beaches in Mt Isa are like?
Dec 5th 2003, 3:33 am
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Originally posted by renth
It seems like a very good idea.
Does anyone know what the beaches in Mt Isa are like?
It seems like a very good idea.
Does anyone know what the beaches in Mt Isa are like?
Dec 5th 2003, 3:35 am
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Originally posted by renth
It seems like a very good idea.
Does anyone know what the beaches in Mt Isa are like?
It seems like a very good idea.
Does anyone know what the beaches in Mt Isa are like?
Dec 5th 2003, 4:00 am
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Originally posted by Megalania
Covered in raw prawns when you come there any time the year.
Covered in raw prawns when you come there any time the year.
Dec 5th 2003, 4:00 am
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Seafood going bush. This is getting like the Tassie thread.
Dec 5th 2003, 4:01 am
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Originally posted by bondipom
Seafood going bush. This is getting like the Tassie thread.
Seafood going bush. This is getting like the Tassie thread.
Dec 5th 2003, 4:03 am
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Originally posted by renth
The one that only you and I understood?
The one that only you and I understood?
Dec 5th 2003, 4:37 am
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Originally posted by bondipom
I liked the innocent cheesey comment.
I liked the innocent cheesey comment.
Dec 5th 2003, 4:54 am
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Originally posted by renth
Are there Mc Mansions in Mt Isa?
Are there Mc Mansions in Mt Isa?
Dec 5th 2003, 4:56 am
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Originally posted by Megalania
First come the Mc Poms, then have plenty Mc Raw Prawns.
First come the Mc Poms, then have plenty Mc Raw Prawns.
Dec 5th 2003, 5:05 am
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Originally posted by bondipom
Pop down Bondi on a Sunny and you you get Mc cooked Pommie prawns.
Pop down Bondi on a Sunny and you you get Mc cooked Pommie prawns.
Dec 5th 2003, 5:19 am
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That was the moment that I realised that it was too subtle for the others.