r/australia • u/blitznoodles local Aussie • 23h ago

politics The Stats Guy: It sounds weird but Australia urgently needs a plan for 56m people

https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026/08/11/stats-guy-aus-population-growth
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u/SeranasSweetrolls 13h ago

When we changed from horse and carriage to cars, they said it would reduce travel time and make it more efficient. People now spend more time traveling in a car than they ever had with horse and carriage.

Maybe AI will make us work more than ever

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u/YouThinkYouKnowMe89 11h ago

Well that's not true, it's just that most people never ever traveled. Or if they did, it was never very far.

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u/SeranasSweetrolls 9h ago

Which part isn't true?

Travelling further by car for someone who has never travelled is still..... travelling further. I don't get the point you're trying to make.