Paul Sheehan compares the economic performance of NSW & VIC to WA & QLD due in large part to the mining boom. It also looks at why Sydney & Melbourne have a rapidly growing population from net immigration.
The US are going for the reverse by pushing more people into the city centres & away from the suburbs & country areas. This article does come from a conservative US site but I would agree with the sentiments that these types of issues need more debate to get the balance right.
Australian Independents Movement for Political Integrity 
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/commentary/whats-the-big-idea-the-answer-is-not-more-growth/story-e6frgd0x-1225903163394
Dick Smith argues the case for a sustainable Australia. His program on ABC TV this Thursday will be worth watching on the same topic.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/populate-or-live-in-boredom/story-fn59niix-1225907494898
Here is the other side of the argument.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/the-yarra-monster-is-killing-us-20100822-13apt.html
Paul Sheehan compares the economic performance of NSW & VIC to WA & QLD due in large part to the mining boom. It also looks at why Sydney & Melbourne have a rapidly growing population from net immigration.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/barry-ofarrell-backs-big-australia-blaming-government-failure-for-pressures/story-fn59niix-1225911609124
Barry O’Farrell blames poor NSW ALP govt infrastructure planning for western Sydney problems not immigration.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/sustainable-were-a-lot-smarter-than-that/story-e6frg6zo-1225914025010 UK architect Austin Williams on a different approach to sustainability.
http://www.personalliberty.com/conservative-politics/liberty/social-engineering-bill-in-senate-will-force-you-into-city/?eiid=&rmid=2010_09_10_PLA&rrid=306970981
The US are going for the reverse by pushing more people into the city centres & away from the suburbs & country areas. This article does come from a conservative US site but I would agree with the sentiments that these types of issues need more debate to get the balance right.
http://www.smh.com.au/business/caution-on-prospects-for-urban-expansion-under-new-regime-20100910-1553i.html
Whilst urban based property developers don’t like the new paradigm in Canberra & longer processes.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/how-sydney-can-get-its-groove-back-20100913-1598a.html
Maxine McKew calls for urban renewal in Sydney.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/opinion/burkes-population-strategy-needs-nod-to-patchwork-economy/story-e6frg9if-1226034856175
Demographer Bernard Salt anticipates the result of the upcoming report into a sustainable Australia.