http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/barney-foran/ Barney Foran is a research fellow with Charles Sturt University’s Institute for Land Water and Society (http://www.csu.edu.au/research/ilws/) en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/australias-population-policy-is-like-dolly-parton/ Bigger is better even if it’s top heavy and somewhat false. Carbon tax or not, Australia’s carbon emissions will keep rising, driven by rapid rates of population growth (A Bigger Australia) and increasing affluence. Most of the carbon is domestic but we also own the carbon that China and other manufacturers emit when they make stuff we purchase from our malls and big box stores. The ‘Bigger Australia’ much loved by Kevin Rudd and the top end of town surfaced again in the last federal election when both major parties scrambled for a ‘right-sized Australia’ driven by disenchantment in marginal electorates where services are tight and solutions oft promised. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Barney Foran) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/australias-population-policy-is-like-dolly-parton/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/australias-population-policy-is-like-dolly-parton/#item5338 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:48:36 +0000 Barney Foran | Author bios | The Punch