Introduction The latest Australian Bureau of Statistic reveal nearly 90,000 West Australian’s are unable to gain employment. West Australians's stood down for economic reasons As is revealed in Table 1 below the 90,000 figure is the offical unemployment estimate. However, this does not include West Australian citizens that were stood down for economic reasons and... Continue Reading →

Overview In 2017 Mark McGowan made it a pre election issue that Perth be removed from the regional visa scheme to put locals first in line for jobs. In 2018 he went back on his word releasing a big occupation list, over 150 positions for foreign students. In 2019, the Premier reopened the large regional... Continue Reading →

Summary What type of government offers foreign migrants 350 State nominated occupations - when youth unemployment shots up by 25%? You guessed it, the McGowan government. The Australia Bureau of Statistics reveals over 7,000 young West Australians were added to the unemployment list at January 2021 - the rate soaring from 13.1% to 16.1%. It’s... Continue Reading →

Introduction Recent Australia Bureau of Statistics data indicates WA Labor’s migration programs are inducing internal migration into Greater Perth. Statistics show a significant rise in internal net migration after Labor opened up Perth to graduate visas and regional visas (See Chart 1 below). Analysis Greater Perth reached its largest internal net migration figure since 2013... Continue Reading →

Overview WA pre election policies are on full display. But one, which really got notice, was Liberal leader Zak Kirkup’s Renewable Hyrdogen energy proposal. Population Research WA believes this was a huge policy error. We believe WA’s abundance of natural gas for household electricity and feedstock for industries offers Western Australia a competitive advantage, compared... Continue Reading →

Overview The arrival of the Wuhan coronavirus in Australia induced major changes to Federal and State migration policy. What this revealed about Interstate migration was startling. According to WA Police, closure of state borders significantly restricted the movement of people, disrupting the movement of illicit drugs. Water Testing revealed large reductions in methylamphetamine use across... Continue Reading →

Introduction There was the Melbourne hotel fiasco and 6-week lockdown in July 2020 that led to an economic and employment disaster. The labour market impacts from the Stage 4 restrictions in Victoria. Employment in Victoria decreased by 36,000 in September 2020 following a fall of 37,000 in August. Hours worked in the state fell by... Continue Reading →

McGowan government invites foreign workers to compete with local unemployed The opening of State migration means West Australian’s will face fierce competition for job vacancies. The McGowan government has made available over 120 occupations for temporary foreign students/migrants. The Premier also decided to keep Perth eligible for foreign regional visa holders to compete in the... Continue Reading →

Introduction In 2017 migrant youth and gang activity reached a pressure point in Victoria. The Federal government set up a committee to address anti social behaviour and gang activity. Address it they did not. Last Sept a horrific brawl between feuding Sudanese gangs broke out in Brisbane. One man was killed, ten people ended up... Continue Reading →