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The Australian Bureau of Statistics has updated its estimates for the nations future population growth. In 2007, the ABS estimated Australia's population would rise to 28 million by 2050, but recently that estimate has jumped to million, driven predominantly by a large influx of new immigrants as well as the Australian commitment to breeding. While the political spin is that such growth is an indicator of Australia's rising popularity for those seeking a better life, it does raise questions regarding how the nation will feed, house and provide water and energy to a population over twice its current size.