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In the lead-up to the 2022 federal election, Labor promised to run a smaller immigration policy if elected.
However, as soon as they came to office, they convened the Jobs & Skills Summit, which was packed with pro-Big Australia shills, and used it as cover to gain a fake consensus to ramp immigration to record levels.
We all know how it played out, with net overseas migration surging to its highest level in history, hitting a peak of more than 550,000 in 2023.
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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.