Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth has accused the Coalition of “misleading” the public over record migration as leaders leap to point the blame over who is responsible for housing shortages. Queensland Labor Premier Steven Miles has supported Peter Dutton’s proposal to slash Australia’s permanent migration intake down to 160,000 toContinue Reading
The opposition’s plans to ban foreign investors from purchasing existing properties would do little to solve Australia’s housing crisis, according to Labor frontbencher Bill Shorten. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton inflamed a political debate over the housing crisis after vowing to slash permanent migration numbers by 25 per cent and banContinue Reading
Peter Dutton has stumbled on breakfast television over his new Australia-first migration policy, revealing he was unable to say how many foreigners brought homes in Australia last year. Hitting back at Labor’s claims he is the Darth Vader of Australian politics by hitting the immigration button to win the nextContinue Reading
Peter Dutton has pledged to slash the migration rate by 140,000 to address the housing shortage directly linking the number of migrants and overseas students to rising rents. In his budget in reply speech designed to outline his alternative plan for the nation, the Liberal leader has accused Anthony AlbaneseContinue Reading
Australia is being urged to follow the lead of New Zealand in dramatically slashing the country’s migrant intake and tightening rules surrounding sought-after visas. Four months after coming to power, the coalition government across the ditch has taken steps to address “unsustainable” levels of immigration, after a near-record high ofContinue Reading
Since the rental crisis began in the nation’s capital cities back in 2021, it has been the thorn in the side of millions of Australians. Vacancy rates have dropped to historic lows and rents have set off for the moon. Earlier in the year there was some potential signs thatContinue Reading
Australia should consider increasing its intake of asylum seekers to protect more people and get additional skilled workers into the country, Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay has said. Ms Finlay made the remarks in evidence she presented to a new parliamentary inquiry, commissioned by Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil, whichContinue Reading
Jim Chalmers has accused Peter Dutton of playing divisive politics after the Opposition Leader aired concerns about the effect Australia’s short-term migration intake could have on the housing crisis. Speaking to reporters in Brisbane on Friday, the Treasurer hosed down Mr Dutton’s criticism by saying the migration forecasts included inContinue Reading
Migrants are exploited, underpaid and Australia must prepare for climate change refugees, a fresh report has found. A review of the nation’s embattled visa system will be released on Thursday, paving the way for the biggest reform to migration settings in a generation. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neill will frontContinue Reading
Australia will launch a green card-style visa ballot to bring 3000 Pacific workers and their families to the country every year. Pacific Minister Pat Conroy said the change to Australia’s permanent migration system would be a “critical way” of improving, and building people-to-people links with the Pacific family. Legislation willbeContinue Reading