Comment on Who is telling the truth?

• FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Net overseas migration Net overseas migration is the net gain or loss of population through international migration to and from Australia.

  In the year ending 30 June 2024, overseas migration contributed a net gain of 446,000 people to Australia’s population. This was a decrease from the record 536,000 people the previous year.

  How do you think this is being misinterpreted?

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  • Squiddork@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    First of all because the trend is downwards by about 90 thou, secondly because Net overseas migration was negative during COVID, so these large figures are a stastical anomaly in response to that.

    People who claim the rate is the same now are using OAD data which includes same individuals taking multiple flights in/out of the country therefore it cannot be used to quantify NOM.

    Lastly your perspective is that immigration is a net drain on our society, but in reality we would experience severe economic downturn by implementing isolation policies that cull immigration since we’re a developed nation on a fucking island.

    If you want someone to whinge at for housing affordability blame Howard for negative gearing and CGT concessions. Billions of dollars are pilfered out of the country by big corporations every year without a cent paid on tax, this money gets put into private funds that invest into our housing, artificially inflating its value by a system he helped create. I know this because I used to work in this system.

    You are being robbed blind by these people and they’re telling you to blame immigration for it. Wake up this country needs a fucking shake up.

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    • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      NOM, as reported by the ABS, was 1500+ a day in 2023. In 2024 it was over 1200 a day. We’ve definitely had an increase this year, especially with stuffing electorates with labor-voting immigrants.

      We don’t have NOM figures for this year, but we know that it is tightly aligned with OAD figures - and the 2 OAD figures are at an all time high for one, and the second highest on record for the other……so hmm do you think it’s possible that the NOM will be high?

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      • Squiddork@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Again OAD data cannot be used to quantify NOM data. I’m telling you what the current issues are that are causing housing affordability to be obscene.

        I agree Labor are doing fuck all about it, I’m livid at this current governments inaction on many issues but destroying the economy by killing immigration isn’t going to solve anything, direct your anger where it’s needed.

        I am sorry you are unable to comprehend these things, asking for people to disagree with you then clearly ignoring their arguments is a pretty pathetic look, even on the internet.

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