Overpopulation is definitely a major issue
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Absolutely. I look at the amount of people moving to where I am - the infrastructure is not keeping up, and there are people who shouldnât be having kids (and often say they should have their private parts attacked with a whipper snipper :P). There are also overflow issues with loss of green space (and space in general), more waste, etc. Governments have not helped the cause, especially with the selling of land and idiotic schemes like the baby bonus (is that still going?).
In one way or another, Iâm resigned to the fact that I am not going to be having kids, but sort of glad in that way - Iâm sort of reducing my impact in a very small way. Plus another ECC would be a impending disaster for humanity in general (Iâm getting in before you lot ;))
I hate to say this, and will admit, this will make me sound racist, but immigration needs to be seriously reviewed to the point where we take only the best - who is actually going to benefit this country the most, and not be a burden? And government needs to decentralise in a lot of cases - out of big cities, and not just to the next big city over (Iâm looking at you NSW Department of Education - Parra-f**king-matta does not count). And even telling some whiteys, you canât move to a big city unless you have a bonafide job waiting for you, with no dodgy business happening in the background. We need to spread out.
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That is pretty much what is happening now, with only limited places for refugees who obviously have very little money.
And I think we also need to make learning English a higher priority for immigrants - we have too many people here already who still have limited English.
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Now 71 houses destroyed.
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Good idea. Move to the country and become part of the long-term unemployed there.
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The federal government have ignored infrastructure spending, instead of it going where the nation will most benefit it seems the money (taxpayers money) is rorted for LNP-held electorates and donors.
Itâs a free country, wecanât force people to live in the country. People go to the cities because thatâs where jobs and family are.
The original (Labor) NBN wouldâve helped reduce the negatives of living in regional areas, as would high speed rail, but the large cities still need public transport to be expanded (& road upgrades), and before congestion is awful instead of years after.
Sex education and contraception need to be supported instead of being vilified by âconservativeâ politicians and religious leaders.
Agreed - itâs like learning a skill. If you donât practice it, youâll go backwards. Quebec has the right idea with Rule 101.
If you put the jobs out there, people will move. If you come here and canât find a job, bugger off.
Which, if a decent, revolutionary government is ever elected, should be considered a crime and these arseholes punished to the fullest extent.
Not always the case. IIRC, if you do not accept a job in certain areas, including cases where you have to move you can be denied Centrelink benefits. At least that was the case when I was on benefits.
I could see someone enacting this, forcing people to move.
True, but it can be handled better. Get people onto public transport. Make it more convenient to use instead of using a car. Restrict people from buying certain types of cars unless they have a genuine need for it - single people working in offices do not need huge SUVs. If they want to buy them, charge them up the arse for it with extra taxes.
Exactly. This should be a crime against the environment - we donât need anymore people breeding.
You know, Greenies should be looking at making Soylent Green and Logan Run a realty. 
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Maybe require drivers get a special licence for what are basically trucks underneath.
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Yes - and make the cars more expensive as well. You want a SUV, you pay big time for it.
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Yahoo News is claiming this:
Australia is facing an uncertain future when it comes to our continentâs most precious resource â water. Thatâs the daunting warning laid out in a draft report on Thursday by the governmentâs Productivity Commission which highlights the immense challenges facing the nation as it looks to reform national water policy.
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Polar âwobbleâ sparks insane weather:
But News Corp cretins still deny global warming is real.
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Victims of Queenslandâs 2011 floods have been awarded $440 million in a partial settlement over the operation of Wivenhoe Dam.
The state of Queensland and Sunwater have settled their 50 per cent share of liability in the class action.
There is no settlement of the other 50 per cent share of liability allocated to Seqwater.
In November 2019, about 7,000 Queenslanders won a class action with the Queensland Government, Seqwater and Sunwater found to be negligent in managing the disaster.
Cyclone Niran after already causing a lot of damage in FNQ is expected to intensify over the next few days.
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There is no solution, the west has always been up to 10 degrees hotter than the East. That is just the reality.
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That doesnât mean it should be ignored.
Design can improve the situation, starting with more tree cover, plus letâs stop pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere already.
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Well yes, the design of homes can make a big difference to liveability and some green spaces can and would be provided as required. However green spaces are generally the responsibility of local councils through their planning and zoning functions.
With Sydney, a lot of green space surrounding the city has been lost due to sprawl caused by population growth. Both major parties have supported continued population growth through decades of leadership. In NSW, only really with the last almost ten years of Coalition government has there been a stronger move to increase density, which reduces pressure to grow cities out (assuming pop growth remains the same or less).