Last week the Australian government’s Center for Population released its forecast for the next decade. From its current population of 25.7 million people, the country is expected to reach just short ...

About 330,000 new arrivals landed in the past year, swelling the nation's population to just shy of 28 million and fuelling fierce debate over housing, infrastructure and national identity. Data from ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from technology/environment. Followed categories will be added to My News. And with population growing at a rapid rate, with almost 400,000 additional people in the ...

Australia’s facing a major demographic shift in the coming four decades, with the number of elderly citizens predicted to swell, while overall population growth slows. Australia’s population is ...

Liz Allen is a member of the national council of the Australian Population Association. Population growth has profound impacts on Australian life, and sorting myths from facts can be difficult. This ...

A new paper from lobby group Sustainable Population Australia (SPA), published on Monday, argues that Australia, the driest inhabited continent on earth, is sleepwalking into a major crisis.