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Calumnies from the clickbait farm

3 October 2016

1:00 PM

3 October 2016

1:00 PM

Snip20161002_1“This is what would happen if Australian halted immigration”, the introduction to ditzy Fairfax economics correspondent Jessica Irvine’s latest bleatings begins before a string of subheads lists the worst woes to befall any one nation since the 10 plagues hit Egypt: “Population growth would halve … Economic growth would falter … Our workforce would age quicker … The federal budget would blow out … Roads would remain crowded, housing expensive … Education and tourism would suffer … It’d be harder to find a doctor.

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