Population growth definitely not essential for our large capital cities

Comments on “Population growth 'essential for capital cities'” reported by Jennifer Hewett, National affairs correspondent from The Australian, 29/03/2011, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/opinion/population-growth-essential-for-capital-cities/story-e6frg9if-1226029658946

There is nothing essential at all in that, namely "Population growth 'essential for capital cities'"!

It defies common sense, logic and facts in Australian largest cities, leaving aside small capital cities such as Darwin, Canberra and possibly Hobart.

Why can’t a constant population be good or better than a growing population for capital cities, given that it is per capita output or the productivity that matter to people’s living standard, and there are already significant infrastructure problems that cause traffic jam, poor and expensive housing and living conditions in our large capital cities like Sydney?

If the Urban Taskforce Australia a special interest group tied to some businesses that just want to pursue more and extra profits with little regard to living conditions of the average Australians?

Or is it a government agency?

If the latter, it needs to consider whether its methodologies are correct or not.

To me it is a poor and biased report with a wrong focus. Clearly, it has ignored the views and suffering of the residents in large capital cities.

It is interesting that why there is so little opportunity in Australia for the public to participate in public forums to air their views for this issue or to debate those special interest groups or even public agencies.

It is a pity and it is disappointing only those minorities representing businesses that have the opportunity to lobby and influence the government or bureaucrats!