08/08/2026
🇦🇺 MIGRATION: BEFORE YOU PICK A SIDE — LISTEN TO SOMEONE WHO HAS SPENT A LIFETIME STUDYING IT.
Over the last few days, I have been attacked by few keyboard warriors who blindly follow their favourite political figures after I posted some facts against the current divisive sentiments which are being created by almost every politician. You cannot suppress my voice and I have already developed a thick skin to Partisans/Fanatics. I will keep advocating for the right & fair issues which need balanced approach whether it’s wage theft, frauds in Migration industry or biased propaganda which is being spread in the minds of almost every Australian.
Every politician is polarising the Australian society & Migration has become the most critical issue in Australian politics. Everyone seems to have a number:
-One Nation’s leader, Pauline Hanson: 130,000
-One Nation’s, David Farley: 306,000
-Liberal leader, Angus Taylor: 175,000
-Our current PM, Anthony Albanese: 225,000
-Billionaire politician, Clive Palmer: ZERO
Five very different numbers. But here’s the question most political arguments skip:
👉 What does the evidence actually say Australia needs?
One person worth listening to, is Professor Peter McDonald. He isn’t a politician. He is a demographer who has spent decades studying Australia’s population, fertility, ageing and migration. Peter McDonald is Emeritus Professor of Demography at the Australian National University and Honorary Professor at the University of Melbourne, with a distinguished career spanning decades in population research and policy.
He is a former Head of Demography at ANU and former President of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP). He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for his contributions to demographic research and policy development.
His international recognition includes the IUSSP Laureate Award and the Irene B. Taeuber Award, and he has advised governments in Australia and internationally on migration and population policy. He was once described by our former PM Malcolm Turnbull as arguably the world’s leading demographer.
📌 And now, he has something important to say about Australia’s migration debate. In his recent article: 🇦🇺 “Australia’s migration system lacks something crucial — a plan”. Prof. McDonald examines the enormous disagreement over Australia’s “right” migration number. So who is right?
His argument is worth considering: Australia needs an actual population and migration plan — not just a political number pulled from whichever side of the debate you happen to support. And migration isn’t the only part of the equation.
- Population growth matters.
- Housing matters.
- Infrastructure matters.
- The labour market matters.
- Education matters.
- An ageing population matters.
- ‼️And most importantly the type of migration matters⁉️
In Prof. McDonald’s recent interview on channel 7’s The Issue, he also described himself as “pro-child” and discussed stronger family support, including increasing access to the Family Tax Benefit. His interview and article are worth reading/listening to — links in the comments.
And here’s my point:
‼️You don’t have to agree with Prof. Peter McDonald.
‼️You don’t have to agree with Pauline Hanson.
‼️You don’t have to agree with Anthony Albanese.
‼️You don’t have to agree with Angus Taylor.
But before deciding that “migration is destroying Australia” or “Australia needs more migration”, perhaps listen to people who have spent decades actually studying population change. Don’t let a political slogan replace a demographic fact.
Read. Listen. Check the evidence. Then make up your own mind. 🇦🇺
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Navjot Singh Kailay
MARN 1790701
