Migration dependence exposes flaws in growth myths We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss May 11, 2021 — 12.10am Normal text size Credit:Sydney Morning Herald Politicians and business leaders may want migration to resume as early as next year (“Treasurer banks on reopened borders”, May 10). But I doubt the average Joe, who has faced rising prices on stagnating wages for years in an insecure job market agrees with them. The fact that the federal government fears growth cannot be sustained without migrants to swell our numbers serves as a reminder that the growth model is unsustainable in the long term anyway. COVID-19 has given us an opportunity to rethink the way we do things. Simply returning to the pre-pandemic status quo is definitely not the way forward. -