{
  "id": 3395173,
  "title": "How to increase the workforce by 0.5 million without immigration",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/how-to-increase-the-workforce-by-0-5-million-without-immigration",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-26T01:00:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/08/how-to-increase-the-workforce-by-0-5-million-without-immigration/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "I argued on Monday that, instead of importing hundreds of thousands of migrants each year to address labour shortages, Australia should abolish the income test for the aged pension to encourage more seniors to enter the workforce. Despite two decades of extreme immigration, which saw Australia’s population grow 2.5 times faster than the OECD average, The post How to increase the workforce by 0.5…",
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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."
}