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population policy
8 Apr 2010
The newly appointed Minister for Population has his work cut out for him, writes Ben Eltham. Inextricably tied to immigration, population policy is a highly charged issue for the electorate
For perhaps the first time since the late 1980s, Australia is engaging in a debate about how many people should live in our country.
Starving to slow death in hospital – family claims grandad ignored
Allegedly went eight days without food … Max Miller, 83, at Royal North Shore Hospital. Source: The Daily Telegraph
A WOMAN spent an agonising week watching her father waste away in one of Sydney’s top hospitals because there was no one rostered on that could insert a feeding tube.
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A survey by the Lowy Institute says almost three-quarters of Australians want to see the country’s population grow, but not by too much.
The Lowy Institute surveyed more than 1,000 people last month and found that while there is support for increased immigration, Australians are not quite prepared to embrace the Government’s prediction that the nation will reach 36 million people by 2050.
The poll shows 72 per cent of people support a rise in Australia’s population, but 69 per cent want it to remain below 30 million people.
Lowy Institute executive director Michael Wesley says most Australians are concerned by the Government’s predictions.
First step in Californian firm’s bid to build the world’s first infrastructure networks for electric cars by next year
• The electric car revolution will soon take to the streets
• Leading EV maker plans production of tens of thousands of vehicles a year
Figures from the National Snow and Ice Data Centre indicate six or seven- year low over past three decades
View from an ice cave on Ellesmere Island in Canada, looking towards the Arctic ocean and the north pole. Photograph: Alexandra Kobalenko/Getty
The melting Arctic ice cap recovered slightly over the last winter, but scientists warned that it was still one of the worst years on record.
Farm pesticides linked to skin cancer Ecologist 7th April, 2010 Large-scale study highlights agricultural chemicals as a possible risk factor behind rising rates of melanoma in the US Repeated exposure to pesticides can increase the risk of developing skin cancer, according to research conducted on farm workers in the US. The study looked at more Continue Reading →