Population growth is not a moral imperative. It is a logistical challenge. And when policies are made without listening to the people who live under them, the result is not harmony, it’s hostility.

Immigration is not inherently harmful. But when used to mask economic stagnation or prop up GDP figures while ignoring infrastructure, it becomes a liability. Federal policymakers must stop treating Darwin as a checkbox on a diversity spreadsheet and start treating it as a capital with finite capacity.