Tens of thousands of people moved to WA in 2023. So who are they,and where are they going?

Tens of thousands of people moved to WA in 2023. So who are they,and where are they going?

Western Australia’s net population is growing faster than any other Australian state.

  • byHeather McNeill

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Universities eye offshore fix for foreign student surge

Universities eye offshore fix for foreign student surge

Australian universities are being urged by the Albanese government to set up courses overseas and online to help bring down numbers arriving in the country.

  • byAngus Thompson
The centre of political power in Australia is drifting south

The centre of political power in Australia is drifting south

New migrants are now poised to play a pivotal role in shaping politics in our two biggest capital cities as population shifts changes the game.

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Less harbour,more Yarra:How the political centre of power is moving

Less harbour,more Yarra:How the political centre of power is moving

Australia’s largest city will no longer be Sydney as the nation’s total population is expected to grow to 30.9 million between now and 2034.

  • byShane Wright
A glimpse at an ‘unthinkably large’ future Melbourne

A glimpse at an ‘unthinkably large’ future Melbourne

As Melbourne’s population surges,a megacity exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria’s Triennial raises questions about population growth,housing density and transport.

  • byCara Waters
Don’t listen to politicians,these graphs show residents are leaving NSW in droves

Don’t listen to politicians,these graphs show residents are leaving NSW in droves

In the early 1940s NSW was home to nearly 40 per cent of Australia’s population,but that share has been declining ever since.

  • byMatt Wade
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The planet’s population will get to 10.3 billion – then drop. Why?
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The planet’s population will get to 10.3 billion – then drop. Why?

India overtook China as the world’s most populous nation in 2023 but far bigger population shifts are transforming the world. Where will all the people be in 2100?

  • byMatt Wade andAngus Holland
Record migrant intake to keep rents high for years to come

Record migrant intake to keep rents high for years to come

Half a million migrants called Australia home in the past 12 months in the biggest one-year jump in the nation’s history.

  • byShane Wright andAngus Thompson
Federal push to cut migration could derail state budget predictions

Federal push to cut migration could derail state budget predictions

Victoria’s precarious budget position may face further trouble if the federal government slashes the migrant intake.

  • byJosh Gordon
Voters want migration intake cut,as Albanese pledges return to ‘sustainable’ levels
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Voters want migration intake cut,as Albanese pledges return to ‘sustainable’ levels

Only 16 per cent of voters believe the government is running the migration program in a carefully,as Labor prepares to unveil its plan to overhaul the visa system next week.

  • byDavid Crowe andLisa Visentin
What my Japanese grandparents can teach us about our ageing problem
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What my Japanese grandparents can teach us about our ageing problem

Among the few still alive today who lived through the Second World War,my grandparents taught me about history,ageing and a lesson for future generations.

  • byMillie Muroi