A Big Australia?

What does it mean to have a Big Australia? Kelvin Thomson was the Labor member for Wills in Victoria from 1996 to 2016, and was outspoken on the issue of population. In this 2012 interview with Rod, he reflects on his life in politics, the environment, and what population growth is doing to the planet and Australia. Australia's population 2012: 22.9 million 2018: 24.7 million - ie growth almost the population of Perth