Migrants are key to Australia’s economic recovery, as are quarantine facilities to ensure they can come here safely.
Australia will have 1.2 million fewer people by 2060-61 than previously estimated, with 23% of the population projected to be over 65.
A huge reason for this decrease, as stated in Treasury’s latest Intergenerational Report, is due to a slowing birthrate and limited immigration.
Migrants are key to Australia’s economic recovery and will continue to be the largest source of population growth. Yet with poorly managed hotel quarantine, strict border closures and arrival caps, limited exemptions for migrants wishing to leave to visit family and just 5% of Australia’s population fully vaccinated, our borders aren’t opening to new arrivals any time soon.
