Population ponzitiers bawl at visa cuts

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By Leith van Onselen

A Perth migration agent, Robert Chelliah, has labelled “callous and indifferent” a decision by former assistant immigration minister, Michaelia Cash, to scrap three types of skilled visas that were no longer in demand. From The Canberra Times:

In one of her last acts as assistant immigration minister last week, Michaelia Cash ruled that an annual cap of 284 places for three types of skilled migration visas had been reached, and all outstanding applications “are taken not to have been made”, or cancelled without a trace…

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.