@all,
den nachfolgenden Bericht habe ich gerade bei yahoo gelesen. Es besteht also noch Hoffnung für alle! 
Population should be 50 million: Beattie
Australia should aim for a population of 50 million through "significant migration", says Queensland Premier Peter Beattie.
Addressing a business luncheon at the Brisbane Club on Tuesday, Mr Beattie said the current ageing population of 21 million was too small to meet future needs.
"In terms of the general issue of migration - I know there are pressures on, and all that stuff, in terms of the environment - I think 21 million Australians is not enough," he said.
"I am someone who supports significant migration into this country.
"It is a matter for my federal colleagues, not for me, but I am one of those people who believe that inevitably Australia's population long term should be settling in around about 50 million."
In the meantime, Australia would have to recruit overseas for skilled workers and professionals such as doctors, he said.
"Train Australians first - that is my philosophy," he said, "but inevitably there will be some areas where we cannot do that at times, and doctors are one.
"We unashamedly recruit around the world."
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