Kelvin Thomson is an unusually outspoken individual.  In fact, I have become a “disciple” of this courageous Labor backbencher for the stance he has taken on population, particularly in view of his former Leader, Primer Minister Rudd, and his support for a “big Australia”.   In September last year, my daughter, Jenny, sent me a link to Kelvin’s speech to Parliament in August 2009, and after listening to it, I agreed with everything he said.  You can view Kelvin’s website and his speech HERE.

In Kelvin’s subsequent “14-Point Plan” released in November 2009, Kelvin uses common sense, plain language and logic to present his step-by-step process for population reform in Australia

Malcolm McIntosh, Tapan Sarker and Rose Boyd have written an article for the ABC The Drum. Here is a link to it.  It’s interesting how, like many articles which are written, it seems to presume that our cities are going to grow to the figures that are claimed.  It doesn’t suggest that we can actually do something about this and not necessarily go to those high figures.