Tony Burke has promised to make Labor’s existing migration policy work better than announcing a cut in numbers, arguing that populist promises to slash net overseas migration will “trash Australian services and trash the Australian economy”.
Bran Black, the chief executive of the Business Council in Australia, welcomed the government’s efforts to “restore integrity to the migration system”, even as he argued against new rules that would limit the length of stay for most backpackers.
Alan Gamlen, the director of the ANU’s migration hub, said Burke appeared to have announced the right mix of measures that would give the government the capacity to regulate an out-of-control temporary visa system without damaging the economy.
Whether Burke and the Albanese government can convince the public its measured approach is enough is an open question.
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Alan Gamlen, the director of the ANU’s migration hub, said Burke appeared to have announced the right mix of measures that would give the government the capacity to regulate.
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Tony Burke has promised to make Labor’s existing migration policy work better than announcing a cut in numbers, arguing that populist promises to slash net overseas migration will “trash Australian services and trash the Australian economy”.
The home affairs minister’s message was at once endorsed by employer groups, who over recent days have made it clear that steps to arbitrarily slash migrant numbers would compound already severe skills shortages and hurt businesses, especially those in the regions.
Bran Black, the chief executive of the Business Council in Australia, welcomed the government’s efforts to “restore integrity to the migration system”, even as he argued against new rules that would limit the length of stay for most backpackers.
“The starting point for migration policy should not be a number to cut to, but what our economy genuinely needs,” Black said.
Labor has taken a long time to come up with its policy prescription to fix the country’s migration settings which, after the post-pandemic surge in new arrivals, have become a source of popular discontent.
Alan Gamlen, the director of the ANU’s migration hub, said Burke appeared to have announced the right mix of measures that would give the government the capacity to regulate an out-of-control temporary visa system without damaging the economy.
One Nation has committed to lowering net overseas migration to 130,000 a year, and the Coalition somewhere between 150,000 and 170,000.
Whether Burke and the Albanese government can convince the public its measured approach is enough is an open question.
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