in government have to abide to the people's will and carry out the necessary policies not debate it endlessly. Yet the pollies think that by going through endless discussion on the matter in a futile attempt to win over the people, that it makes the whole process more democratic. Well it doesn't. This is supposed to be a democratic country that means that the pollies have to do what the people want; not think that they know better and do the opposite like a Lenin or Mao Tse Tung. Dick Smith for PM : More than a few holes in the bigger migration is all beer & skittles argument. Seems to be the main reason for rapid population growth is to supply more captive consumers for the little Aussie FIRE (Finance, Insurance and Real Estate) economy. Aus has about x7 times the population growth rate of northern European countries such as Sweden. The cost blowouts associated with trying to keep up with basic infrastructure and services is obvious. The average worker sees it and pays through the nose for it with outrageous rates of inflation on services (electricity, water, etc) and wastes his or her time navigating permanently half-finished new infrastructure projects on a daily basis. That the govt ignores its own reports (such as Migrants Fiscal Impact Model: 2008*) is to the detriment of the overall progression of the economy. Who is organising this joke on humanity anyway? Too much vested interests tied up in keeping banks and real