11 April

For years elections were won and lost in Queensland, because that’s where the population was going. This election though will probably be won and lost in Victoria and NSW, where the bulk of the immigration to Australia ends up. That’s where the Australian population is growing. So it’s a genuine State of Origin type contest, but the Blues are NSW and Vic. If you’re not keen on migrants, look at the graph. Without them Australia would be an old peoples’ home, somebody has to do the actual work. (2016 data.)