Population/Migration
Australia has always been a nation of immigrants with an incredible one in ten of us arriving in just the last decade. However, thanks to Covid-19 our migration rate has gone from near record levels to almost zero. Combined with a falling b...
Episode 5 of the So Now What? with Waleed Aly podcast, hosted by 10 Speaks, titled "Population/Migration" was published on November 8, 2020 and runs 43 minutes.
November 8, 2020 ·43m · So Now What? with Waleed Aly
Summary
Australia has always been a nation of immigrants with an incredible one in ten of us arriving in just the last decade. However, thanks to Covid-19 our migration rate has gone from near record levels to almost zero. Combined with a falling birth rate, for the first time in a century, Australia's population is set to fall. The economic and cultural fallout will be profound. In this episode we explore just what challenges we'll face and how we can overcome them once the pandemic has passed.Featuring:Dr Liz Allen, Australian National University’s Centre for Social Research and Methods Abul Rizvi, former Immigration Department Deputy Secretary Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode Description
Australia has always been a nation of immigrants with an incredible one in ten of us arriving in just the last decade.
However, thanks to Covid-19 our migration rate has gone from near record levels to almost zero. Combined with a falling birth rate, for the first time in a century, Australia's population is set to fall. The economic and cultural fallout will be profound.
In this episode we explore just what challenges we'll face and how we can overcome them once the pandemic has passed.
Featuring:
Dr Liz Allen, Australian National University’s Centre for Social Research and Methods
Abul Rizvi, former Immigration Department Deputy Secretary
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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