Mr Rudd has said he believes in "a big Australia".

陆克文说他相信澳大利亚将会是个大家庭。

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Some experts argue that the environmental costs of a big Australia are an even bigger worry than the fiscal ones.

一些专家指出，与财政问题相比，澳大利亚不断激增的人口问题所带来的环境代价更令人担忧。

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Another is immigration, where a debate about the economy's need for skills and its capacity for a "big Australia" is obscured by scaremongering about refugees on boats.

另外一个是移民问题，由于那唬人的一船一船到来的难民，澳大利亚关于经济对人才的需求以及承载“大澳大利亚”的能力这一争辩现在也得不出结果。

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As the love interest, Alex O'Loughlin joins a growing legion of hunky stars from Australia making it big on American screens.

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When Julia Gillard made her first policy announcement as prime minister, ditching Kevin Rudd's Big Australia policy, she did so through the front pages of the Murdoch-owned tabloids.

BBC: Murdoch in Australia: The fallout

Early on, it did not help that her first policy pronouncements were to signal a retreat from Kevin Rudd's mining super profits tax, which made her look weak, and to ditch her predecessor's "Big Australia" policy, which went down well with the tabloids but seemed indicative of a lack of national ambition.

BBC: Julia Gillard: Still finding her feet

Britain's big rivals Australia also qualified in a thrilling race in the other semi, getting the nod in a photo-finish with Italy in a time half a second faster than the cruising Brits.

BBC: Redgrave closes in on fifth gold