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Australia to Cut Migration to Fix Housing Crisis: Minister
Tony Burke will outline regulatory changes as Labor drops tougher migration measures and faces pressure over 77,000 unlawful non-citizens, officials said.
- On Thursday, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke will unveil a migration crackdown at the National Press Club, targeting net overseas migration of 225,000 next year and deporting 80,000 visa overstayers.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese failed twice to reach a bipartisan deal with Opposition Leader Angus Taylor, forcing the government to implement changes via regulation to bypass parliament entirely.
- Titled "Who Arrives, Who Stays, Who Leaves," the policy targets visa hopping and restricts bridging visas as the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases new migration data on the same day.
- Shadow Immigration Minister Jonathon Duniam criticized the move, saying regulation rather than actual changes to the law shows "this government isnt up for a debate on migration."
- ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr warned that skilled migration remains essential, noting international students contribute $1.4 billion annually to the territory's economy and urging federal flexibility for local workforce needs.
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Australia to cut migration to fix housing crisis: minister
Australia will reduce migration by curbing "visa hopping", tightening rules on students and working holiday makers as well as cracking down on overstayers, its interior minister said Thursday, as the far-right surges in the polls.
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