Australia's population has surpassed 27 million, but policies over the past decade have failed to meet housing demands, an expert warns. New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows a 2.3% national population increase to 27.1 million by March, with net overseas migration accounting for 83% of the 615,300 people added last year.
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