{
  "id": 1835688,
  "title": "The “Stats Guy” pumps more immigration propaganda",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/the-stats-guy-pumps-more-immigration-propaganda",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-19T00:00:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/08/the-stats-guy-pumps-more-immigration-propaganda/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Simon Kuestenmacher, dubbed the “Stats Guy”, is a well-known immigration shill. For years, he has spread propaganda to support a ‘Big Australia’. The Centre for Population’s latest projections have Australia’s population ballooning to 41 million by 2065-66 – an increase of more than 13 million that is roughly equivalent to adding another Sydney, Melbourne, and The post The “Stats Guy” pumps more…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}