CANBERRA (Reuters) - Explosive population growth is shaping as a pivotal issue for Australian elections later this year, with most voters not sharing Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's preference for a "Big Australia", a survey showed on Thursday.
Major business groups, fearing labour shortages, urged the government to ignore a survey showing two-thirds of Australians did not want the population of 22 million to swell to an expected 36 million by 2050.
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