Coalition to announce token 30,000 immigration cut

Thursday 15 November 2018

As predicted, the Morrison Government will reportedly cut Australia’s permanent migrant ceiling by 30,000 in the lead-up to the federal election, to take effect by 1 July 2019. From The Sunshine Coast Daily:

Immigration Minister David Coleman confirmed he would soon start a review of the immigration cap of 190,000, with a new ceiling taking effect from July 2019… the new ceiling may not be vastly lower – perhaps only 30,000 fewer people than the current cap…

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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.