Can someone please hire some editors at The AFR? Because according to the paper, Sydney’s population is falling:
![](https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Capture-465.png)
Does this look like falling population?
![](https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Capture-467.png)
Does this?
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Obviously not. Sydney’s population growth is turbo-charged, driven by mass immigration. Moreover, it is projected to continue for the next half century, with Sydney’s population to nearly double to almost 10 million people, driven entirely by immigration:
![](https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Capture-466.png)
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