Lunatic Business Council blathers immigration garbage

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Monday’s media release by the Business Council of Australia (BCA), entitled “Housing Australia’s Talent”, was a textbook case of self-interested propaganda.

BCA chief executive, Jennifer Westacott, claimed the lobby group’s research showed “two thirds of Australians believe that properly planned and well managed migration is good for Australia”.

“It is clear that Australians believe there is an unquestionable benefit of a strong and healthy migration program”, Westacott claims.

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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.