Labor jumps aboard ‘Big Australia’ immigration train

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Anybody hoping the Labor Party would take a more balanced and sustainable policy on immigration would be disappointed by the latest statements from the party’s top brass.

Yesterday, Labor leader Anthony Albanese hinted that the party would hand out more permanent residency visas for foreign workers, meaning Australia’s population would grow more strongly:

Foreign workers could be allowed to live permanently in Australia if Labor wins the upcoming election, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has hinted.

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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.