Can’t we let a lot more people into Australia based upon our land and resources?
Our major cities of Sydney and Melbourne are already becoming unpleasant places to live with insufficient infrastructure for those already here. Australia’s soil quality is poor compared to other countries and only 6% of it is arable. The Murray Darling basin is severely degraded and not getting any better. This suggests it is being overworked to support too many people. Due to the effects of climate change, Australia will mostly suffer from a negative net effect caused by warmer weather and this will allow us to support even less people in future. Q: There’s plenty of resources left in the world. We CAN keep growing, market forces will ensure we don’t quickly deplete them as they will just become more expensive and people will adapt. A: Ahem. All of the population growth in the last 50 years has been caused by that incredibly energy-dense material – oil. It has brought about a revolution in agriculture by powering farm equipment and allowing soil enrichment with fertilizers. It allows
