You would be hard pressed to fins an Icelander as badly off as I am. What will we do with all these people - not just refugees - after our resources run out. Look at how Iceland handles these issues of resources and the way they are capitalised to support and care for its population. Then consider how generous we could be if we adopted the Iceland model. Budovski : 22 Dec 2010 4:53:14pm Some good questions there, no doubt this as every other discussion on population will be deliberately ignored by almost all media and almost every single politician. Dick Smith and Kelvin Thompson are the few voices championing what 80% of us think. If Australia's economic growth relies purely on a raw increase on consumers then our future is very very bleak. We will erode our standard of living, our resources and our natural environment. We need innovation in our economy not just more heads. I am also sick and tired of seeing the 'racist' label stuck on to anyone who wants to see a reduction in immigration levels and a stabilization of population. I find our attitude to refugees primitive and embarrassing, we could be taking a higher number of refugees and a lot less 'skilled' migrants. chalkie : 22 Dec 2010 4:47:46pm This article looks at the mainstream population but how influential is the newly naturalised vote? If an election turns on a couple of %, how many of the 24% of us who are born