Labor’s immigration fix is in

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In September last year, the Albanese Government held its Jobs & Skills Summit, which featured hand-picked representatives with the express purpose of gaining a fake consensus to ramp-up immigration to record levels.

Labor used this Summit to announce that immigration would be lifted via:

  • Increasing the permanent (non-humanitarian) migrant intake to a record high 195,000 people a year (up 35,000).
  • Increasing the number of hours international students can work and how long they can stay after they finish their studies.
  • Committing 500 new staff and $42 million of funding to clear contrived ‘visa backlogs’.

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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.