BRACING FOR DESTINY: AUSTRALIA’S DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES INTRODUCTION The largest country in the smallest continent, Australia, was shaped by waves of immigrants - including prisoners, indentured laborers and ambitious free men -and is home to a marginalized yet resilient indigenous population. Although a vast unique terrain hosting the Great Barrier Reef, the harsh claustrophobic outback and thriving populous cities, Australia has many challenges common with the WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic) countries such as an ageing population, and an aggressive China. Then there are other concerns unique to its geography and its place in the pacific such as the proximity to the Asian theatre of power and a capricious climate. With a population of 26 million, Australia accounts for just 0.33% of the World’s population. The majority of them reside in areas facing the Indian and Pacific oceans. Beside the populous continents of Asia and Africa, Austr...
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