China to mourn quake dead as toll passes 2,000
Reuters, 20 April 2010 China will hold a national day of mourning on Wednesday for victims of the earthquake in Qinghai province as the official death toll from the disaster climbed to 2,039, the government announced on Tuesday. Another 195 people are still listed as missing following the quake, which struck Yushu county, a...
Australian-born families to be a minority by 2025
From: The Sunday Mail (Qld) April 17, 2010 5:44PM THE Australian-born family will be a minority social group in 15 years, according to new research by demographic consultants Macroplan Australia. Soaring immigration and an ageing population mean that migrant families will outnumber Australian-born residents by 2025. According...
Don’t panic but plan for population
From The Australian By Mike Steketee April 17, 2010 Australia can deal with far more people, as long as we get the infrastructure right AUSTRALIA is the 18th most urbanised of the world's 204 countries, according to UN statistics. Those ahead of us in this league table are mainly city-states such as Singapore and Monaco, or...
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