Australia weighs the costs of the coming population boom

'Lucky country' worries that high immigration will compromise its lifestyle

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People take pictures of themselves in front of the Sydney Opera House.

JOHN POWER, Contributing writer

MELBOURNE -- A report on housing affordability by a prominent Australian think tank has rekindled debate on population size and quality of life in a country whose large migrant intake has resulted in the fastest-growing population in the developed world.

In its report, titled "Re-imagining the Australian Dream," the Grattan Institute said Sunday the government should establish a formal population policy, while suggesting immigration might have to be curbed to control housing prices.

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