Prime Minister Scott Morrison with South Australian Premier Steven Marshall in Adelaide today. Photo: AAP/David Mariuz

News

PM pushes mixed messages on migration

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has come to Adelaide to spruik moves to grow South Australia’s population, while at the same time again raising the spectre of cutting Australia’s migration cap.

Opinion

Population fear campaign hides the real problem

When political leadership over the population issue falters, a sociobiological virus from a darker era begins to fester in our largest cities, argues Malcolm King.

News

Most Australians want a population pause: uni survey

Just three out of every 10 people believe the country needs more people, a survey by the Australian National University has revealed.

News

Marshall to push for bigger SA at COAG

South Australia will lobby for bigger population growth when the nation’s premiers and Prime Minister Scott Morrison meet in Adelaide this week.

Opinion

Populate or perish revisited: how to avoid a shrinking SA

New projections show that South Australia could enter population decline around the middle of this century, underlining the need for firm policy action, argue Michael O’Neil and Peter Gill from the South Australian Centre for Economic Studies.