“This is the right direction for Australia and the new prime minister should be congratulated for abandoning talk of a population of 40 or 50 million.”
Earlier this month, Mr Carr was appointed to head one of three panels on population growth month to develop an issues paper on future population.
He was charged with chairing the panel, which believes the population is already heading towards dangerously unsustainable levels.
Two other panels will comprise one with a bent on business interests that view high growth favourably, and one with no strong opinion on numbers but demanding better planning.