No evidence population growth is choking cities: Grattan Institute

Commuters wait for buses at Epping train station in Sydney

Commuters wait for buses at Epping train station in Sydney Source: AAP

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A new study finds Australians’ daily commute has not worsened as a result of population growth; commute times and distances have barely increased at all over five years.

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