Australia to appoint population minister; develop strategy





SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia is to create a new government post of minister
for population tasked of developing an official population strategy,
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Saturday.

Tony Burke, currently minister for agriculture, forestry and fisheries, will add
the new job to his current portfolio, Rudd said. The new strategy is
expected to take 12 months to develop.

Recent estimates have suggested Australia's population could grow by more than 50 percent to
around 35 million in the coming decades, from its current level of
around 22 million, fuelled largely by immigration.

This has prompted concerns about whether such an increase is sustainable in the world's driest continent.

Rudd said the objective was to look at the challenges and opportunities
population growth would bring, examine its likely trajectory, minimise
the risks and consider what infrastructure would be needed.

"The strategy will also seek to address the challenges associated with
population growth, including the impact on the environment, water, and
urban congestion," Rudd said.

An election is due later this year, but Rudd said he hoped development of a population strategy would
continue whether the Labour government or conservative opposition won
it.

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Comment by fireguy on April 6, 2010 at 2:28pm
Boy, you wouldn't want a whole 35 million people on a huge land mass like Oz, it would probably tip over.

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