The comments came after a government report found more Australians will be dying than being born within four decades, The Guardian reported.
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke says Labor will improve existing migration policy rather than dramatically cut numbers, rejecting what he calls populist promises.
A Guardian Australia analysis has found federal Labor-held seats received the vast majority of funding distributed in the early months of a $568m community grants program, ahead of a planned Senate inquiry.
Guardian Australia analysis adds to scrutiny of a $568m community grants program ahead of a Senate inquiry into its selection process.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has distanced himself from a Labor staffer dismissed over social media posts, while Senator Jacqui Lambie called for stronger oversight of artificial intelligence companies.