Australia’s conservative opposition coalition has proposed to slash temporary and humanitarian visas while prioritising skilled workers in what it called the “biggest cut to immigration” in the nation’s history.
The Liberal-National Coalition’s migration policy would cut temporary visas by 650,000 over four years and bring annual net overseas migration down to 100,000 for two years, around one-third of its current rate.
The sweeping proposal comes amid growing anti-immigration sentiment in Australia due to high living costs and housing shortages.
Australian opposition party vows ‘biggest cut to immigration
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