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Population and ageing nonsense… again

The facts are clear. Big Australia economics is mostly nonsense.

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Cameron Murray
Jan 09, 2023
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Fear-mongering about Australia’s ageing population has ramped up again recently. The headline in the image below is a classic example.

Source: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/why-an-older-and-smaller-australia-will-increase-your-tax-bill-20230104-p5ca9e

Three years ago, I wrote a report about the myths surrounding the population and ageing debate. …

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