Coalition launches Population Propaganda Centre

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As Australia’s population swells by around 1,000 people a day, and is projected to balloon to around 43 million people over the next half-century:

The Morrison Government has launched a new Population Centre to produce more accurate growth forecasts and better planning:

Launching the $23.4 million body in Canberra on Friday, Population Minister Alan Tudge said more localised information was needed to help the government achieve its aim of shifting migrants out of congested cities.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.