Immigration

Private colleges in Australia are reportedly blocking applications from students in India, Pakistan, Nigeria and other countries as part of an “unprecedented reaction” to the government’s visa crackdowns.

Former Prime Minister John Howard played a ‘bait-and-switch’ on the Australian people, scapegoating and slamming the door shut on the comparatively small number of refugees arriving by boat while throwing open the door to economic migrants arriving by air.

Over the weekend, I was interviewed by Luke Grant on Radio 2GB, where we discussed the sharp deterioration of Australia’s labour market and housing affordability, both of which are being negatively impacted by the federal government’s mass immigration policy.

The AFR’s Julie Hare reported over the weekend that “foreign students are leaving Australia in droves after visa crackdown”: “Net migration for international students was down 55% in the latter part of 2023 as departures far outpaced arrivals in the last two months of the year”, Hare wrote.

If you want a textbook example of why the Australian Greens cannot be trusted, check out the below lies from housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather on Sunday’s ABC Insiders program.

Below is a detailed interview on The Treasury of Common Sense with Radio 2GB’s Mike Jeffreys.

Indian students are one of the primary drivers behind Australia’s record surge in net overseas migration.

The Department of Home Affairs has released temporary visa data for the December quarter of 2023, which shows that net overseas migration remained turbo-charged.

The NSW Productivity Commission blames high housing costs for driving younger residents out of Sydney, resulting in a “brain drain” of 30 to 40 year olds.

On Saturday morning, I was interviewed by Luke Grant on Radio 2GB where we dissected former NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet’s claim that Australia’s mass immigration policy is “lazy economics” and a “ponzi scheme”.

Recall that the late-2021 incoming premier brief from top bureaucrats within the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet told Dominic Perrottet that Australia needed an “explosive” surge of 2 million migrants to boost the economy.

Federal Housing Minister, Julie Collins, has described the premature deaths of hundreds of homeless “completely unacceptable”.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released retail sales volumes for the December quarter of 2023, which rose 0.3% over the quarter.

The Community Housing Industry Association has stated in its pre-budget submission that public housing stock has only increased by 5.2% since 2012, compared to a 15.1% increase in the population.

Jobs & Skills Australia (JSA) has been asked for advice on what professions and jobs should be included in a new three-tier skills visa scheme, including one for lower-paid essential workers.

The Housing Industry Association has used its budget submission to urge federal government action to address chronic labour shortages in the construction sector.

By Ross Elliott at The Pulse: “Rapid population growth – at rates above 2 percent, common in most developing countries today – acts as a brake on development.

The notion that international education is an “export” has been completely demolished this week with both industry players, commentators, and the government admitting that international education is really just a conduit for immigration (i.e. people imports).

The latest monthly arrivals and departures data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) suggests that Australia’s net overseas migration (NOM) has passed its peak; although we won’t know officially until the quarterly data drops over coming months.

HSBC has released analysis showing how since the pandemic, birth rates have fallen considerably faster than predicted three or four years ago.

The ABC was at it again last week admonishing “shoddy development work” across NSW.