Debate resumed, on motion by Mr Ripoll:

That this House notes that:

(1)

the Intergenerational Report predicts Australia’s population may reach 35.9 million by 2050;

(2)

population growth continues to be centred around Australia’s capital cities;

(3)

the electorate of Oxley contains parts of Ipswich East, one of the statistical areas that has seen the largest population increases in Australia between 2004 and 2009;

(4)

continuing population growth is placing pressure on the sustainability of Australian cities and the lifestyles of their residents;

(5)

a ‘business as usual’ approach to planning and development will no longer be sufficient for the future needs of Australian cities;

(6)

building Sustainable Cities must become a policy priority for all levels of government; and

(7)

the future sustainability of Australian cities must include a need to ‘decentralise’ the capital cities and encourage major employers, such as government department, to regional and outer urban centres.

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