Jane O'Sullivan

Dr. Jane O’Sullivan is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Queensland, an Executive member of Sustainable Population Australia, and a co-convenor of The Overpopulation Project. She has published widely on population projections, the threats posed by population growth to food security, economic development and ecological sustainability, and the effectiveness of measures available to limit population growth.

Jane's recent articles

When will immigration return to 'normal'?

When will immigration return to 'normal'?

Despite assurances from Immigration Minister Tony Burke that immigration is “trending back towards historically normal levels”, all indicators suggest it is once again overshooting Treasury’s projection. Indeed, it looks like the descent may have stalled and might rebound.

What is a sustainable immigration level anyway?

What is a sustainable immigration level anyway?

Australia added 518,100 people through net migration in the 2022-23 financial year, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This is a record high by a very wide margin. The strain is obvious to all, in the rental crisis and infrastructure crowding.